Nselema Surname
Approximately 504 people bear this surname
Nselema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nselema (506) may also be a first name.
Nselema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nselema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nselema occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nselema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nselema is the 612,595th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nselema live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nselema is also the 376,409th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 506 people.
The surname Nselema is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Excluding Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nseliema | 93 | 5 | / |
| Ngelema | 86 | 197 | / |
| Nzelema | 86 | 67 | / |
| Nselama | 86 | 62 | / |
| Njelema | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nselemi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nselima | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nseleme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngelemau | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Selama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngielemau | 75 | 27 | / |
| Ndjelemai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ndjelemay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngelima | 71 | 728 | / |
| Nsalama | 71 | 692 | / |
| Nsoloma | 71 | 106 | / |
| Ngelemo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nsolima | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nselomo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngilema | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nsilama | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nsalima | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nzilema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzelemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzeleme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzolema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzelima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzelemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzalema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshilima | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ndjeleme | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ncilaema | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nchelemi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjilema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngielemo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ndjelemi | 67 | 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 Nselema
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