Ntsela Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ntsela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ntsela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Ntšela (5) are calculated separately.

Ntsela (58) may also be a first name.

Ntsela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ntsela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Ntšela. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntsela? popularity and diffusion

Ntsela is the 1,333,288th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntsela reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ntsela is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa Ntsela is most frequent in: Free State, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 26 percent live and Botswana, where 17 percent live.

Ntsela Last Name Statistics demography

Ntsela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.56% less than the national average, earning R 60,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntšela945/
Ntshela92120/
Ntsiela92101/
Nts'ela9255/
Ntsehla9210/
Nt'sela925/
Ntseula922/
Ntselah921/
Ntse'la921/
Ntshiela8627/
Ntsheula868/
Ntseiloa861/
Ntshsela861/
Ntsieloa861/
Ntsele838,581/
Ntsala832,885/
Ntsila83778/
Ntseli83214/
Ntsola8324/
Ntselo8310/
Ntjela831/
Ntshila772,288/
Ntshele771,388/
Ntshala77292/
Ntsalla77220/
Ntsielo77219/
Nts'eli77134/
Nts'ala77116/
Ntsetle77108/
Ntsiele7753/
Ntsaila7744/
Ntshola7716/
Nt'seli7712/
Ntsieli778/
Nt'sala778/
Ntzelia775/
Ntshelo774/
Ntsheli774/
Ntsehle773/
Ntse'li772/
Ntseile772/
Nts'ele771/
Ntselee771/
Ntselii771/
Ntsuila771/
'Ntsele771/
Nthsala771/
N'Tsele771/
Nzela733,473/
Ncela733/
Nts'alla71134/
Nts'etle7178/
Ntshiele7168/
Ntzelias7132/
Nts'aila7124/
Nt'salla7120/
Ntshalla7113/
Nt'setle7112/
Ntse'tle714/
Ntsa'lla713/
Ntsuilas711/
Nts'ehle711/
Ntshaila711/
Ntshetle711/
Nt'saila711/
Nchela67636/
Ntsolo67378/
Ntsilo67298/
Ntjelo67261/
Nzeula6755/
Ntsile6740/
Nziela6729/
Ndzela6725/
Ntshetlho6717/
Ntsili679/
Ntšeli679/
Nzelia672/
Ndcela672/
Ntzala672/
Ntsalo672/
Nscele672/
Ntzila671/
Nzelai671/
Ntcila671/
Nzeala671/
Nzsele671/
N'Zela671/

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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 Ntsela
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