Njelwe Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Njelwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 17 | 1:932,348 | 29,315 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Njelwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Njelwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Njelwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Njelwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Njelwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Njelwe is the 4,649,889th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Njelwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 932,348. In Zambia Njelwe is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njelwa | 83 | 279 | / |
| Ngelwe | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ndjelue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncelwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nzelwa | 67 | 111 | / |
| Nzelue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngelbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gneelweez | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyelwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyelbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncelwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nselwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njilwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Yelbe | 62 | 6 | / |
| Ngelueh | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nselueh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngellew | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nzilwa | 50 | 163 | / |
| Ncilwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nsilwa | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njilui | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyelbi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Njelwe
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