Ntelela Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ntelela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntelela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ntelela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ntelela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntelela? popularity and diffusion

Ntelela is the 1,227,038th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ntelela reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Ntelela is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 98 percent live, Geita Region, where 1 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent live and Malawi, where 5 percent live.

Ntelela Last Name Statistics demography

Ntelela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.09% less than the national average, earning R 132,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntelele86875/
Ntalela8642/
Ntelelo8632/
Nteleli868/
Ntolela863/
Ntilela862/
Ntelilai805/
Ntielele801/
Ntalila71187/
Ntelolo7142/
Ntolila712/
Ntilele712/
Ntholola674/
Nthihlele631/
Ntololo57431/
Ntalala57181/
Ntilili572/
Ntalolo571/
Ntalalai531/
Ntilalei531/
Ntalalia531/
Ntahalala504/

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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 Ntelela
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