Nshela Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nshela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nshela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nshela (108) may also be a first name.

Nshela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nshela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nshela is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nshela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nshela is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nshela reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 108 people.

The surname Nshela is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Nshela is primarily found in: Simiyu Region, where 57 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 14 percent are found and Mara Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsheela928/
Nshella921/
Nsela911,140/
Nseula832,308/
Nshala831,521/
Nchela83636/
Nsiela83246/
Nshila83234/
Nshele8375/
Nsoela8327/
Nsahla8311/
Nshola833/
Nhjela832/
N'Sela832/
Nshelo831/
Nssela831/
Nseela831/
Nsheli831/
Nsahlai77112/
Nsahlah7716/
Nsahala775/
Nshalla775/
Nshuila771/
Nse'ela771/
Nsehlai771/
Nsehlat771/
N'Siela771/
Nsele7326,404/
Nsala7313,399/
Ngela733,511/
Nzela733,473/
Njela731,398/
Nsola73862/
Nsila73830/
Nseli73462/
Nselo73107/
Nxela735/
Ncela733/
Nshilaya71101/
Nshelehe719/
Nshallah714/
Nshahala711/
Nshilahe711/
Ngelea67793/
Nsuila67589/
Ngelai67454/
Nchila67433/
Nchele67387/
Ndjela67370/
Ngiela67247/
N'Sele67118/
Nsalah6781/
Ngelia6771/
Nsiele6762/
Nsalai6759/
Nzeula6755/
N'Sala6749/
N'Sola6748/
Nsholo6741/
Nsielo6734/
Nziela6729/
Nshili6721/
Nsalla6718/
Nsolai6713/
Nzelya6711/
Nsilat679/
Nceula678/
Nsaala674/
Ngelas672/
Nzelia672/
Nshilo672/
Ngelay672/
Nsalaj672/
Nzelap672/
Nsolla672/
Ndcela672/
Nscele672/
Nxhelo672/
N'Zela671/
Ngehla671/
Nsilah671/
Nsilia671/
Nzeala671/
Ntjela671/
Nshile671/
Nsieli671/
Nselit671/
Nseule671/
Nshaallah671/
Nshalo671/
Ns'ele671/
Nsaelo671/
Nsaila671/
Nehezolla671/
Ngelaa671/
N'Seli671/
N'Sila671/
Njeela671/
Nzelai671/
Nzsele671/
Njehla671/
Ngelat671/
Ngelau671/

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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 Nshela
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