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
Njelwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Njelwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Njelwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Njelwe is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 932,348. In Zambia Njelwe is primarily found in: Luapula Province, where 100 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live.
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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