Nselu Surname
Approximately 994 people bear this surname
Nselu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 904 | 1:58,564 | 6,324 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Nselu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nselu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nselu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nselu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 363,374th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,331,535 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nselu are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 904 people, or 1 in 58,564. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 52 percent live, Njombe Region, where 25 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nseuleu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nseiluh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nsilu | 80 | 2,272 | / |
| Ngelu | 80 | 1,341 | / |
| Nzelu | 80 | 1,251 | / |
| Nsalu | 80 | 442 | / |
| Njelu | 80 | 115 | / |
| Nsolu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Ncelu | 80 | 3 | / |
| N'Silu | 73 | 169 | / |
| Nsilou | 73 | 153 | / |
| Ngielu | 73 | 62 | / |
| N'Salu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Njeleu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Nsallu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nsalou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nzeulu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hngelu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nsaalu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngeleu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nsaleu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngelau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzielu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzeleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeluh | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Solu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nsuilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nzeuleu | 67 | 13 | / |
| N'Silou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nzieleu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njealeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nshileu | 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 Nselu
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