Njelo Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Njelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 67 | 1:790,173 | 42,439 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Njelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Njelo occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Njelo? popularity and diffusion
Njelo is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njelo live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Njelo is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 790,173. In Tanzania Njelo is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Njelo exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njelo
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