Nthele Surname

373,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nthele Surname Definition:

Nthele is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a seed.

Nthele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8901:17,8091,990
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nthele (20) may also be a first name.

Nthele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nthele is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: a seed.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nthele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nthele occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nthele is the 373,425th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,591,194 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthele reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname Nthele is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 17,809. In Zambia Nthele is most prevalent in: Eastern Province, where 73 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Nthele is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Nthele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nthoele92128/
Ntheule92105/
Nthelle9276/
Nthehle921/
Ntele91381/
Nthle9111/
Nteile83509/
Nthole83366/
Nthale83274/
Ntelle83100/
Ntheli8380/
Ntoele8372/
Nthela8356/
Nteleh8330/
Ntiele839/
Ntaele836/
Nteles834/
Nteule832/
Nteele831/
Ntelie831/
Nthile831/
Ntehle831/
Ntohle831/
Ntle806/
Nteleah7723/
Nthaile776/
Nthella772/
Ntahale772/
Nthiole771/
Nteille771/
Ntieleu771/
Ntielei771/
Ntale7312,088/
Ntela734,908/
Ntole73884/
Nteli73849/
Ntile73486/
Ntlhe73417/
Nteil731/
Ntleh731/
N'Thelly7125/
Nthali67990/
Ntelis67975/
Ntelya67251/
N'Tela6770/
Ntahli6749/
Ntaale6724/
N'Teli6722/
Ntaile6720/
Ntelui6713/
Ntalle679/
Ntilea677/
Ntesli675/
Ntelia674/
Nteela673/
Ntoleu673/
Ntihli672/
N'Tale672/
Ntolle672/
Ntyole672/
Nthila671/
Ntiela671/
Ntelaa671/
Nteill671/
Ntelai671/
N'Tole671/
Ntalea671/
Nntale671/
Ntesil671/
Nthili671/
Ndtela671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nthele
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