Nwele Surname
Approximately 2,879 people bear this surname
Nwele Surname User-submission:
The Nwele surname means 'baby antelope' in Igbo, a language mainly spoken in the South Eastern Region of Nigeria. It derives from nwa, which in Igbo language means 'baby' or 'child', and ele, which means 'antelope'.
Nwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,836 | 1:62,462 | 4,628 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nwele (196) may also be a first name.
Nwele Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Nwele surname means 'baby antelope' in Igbo, a language mainly spoken in the South Eastern Region of Nigeria. It derives from nwa, which in Igbo language means 'baby' or 'child', and ele, which means 'antelope'.
- pan101Nwele Demographics
Average Nwele Salary in
South Africa
R 86,184
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nwele is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nwele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 152,799th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,531,277 people. Nwele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nwele reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 648,004th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 196 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,836 people, or 1 in 62,462. In Nigeria Nwele is most common in: Ebonyi, where 67 percent are found, Abia, where 8 percent are found and Rivers, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Nwele occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Nwele Last Name Statistics demography
Nwele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.73% less than the national average, earning R 86,184 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nwaele | 91 | 280 | / |
| Nwelle | 91 | 10 | / |
| Nweleh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Nweale | 91 | 3 | / |
| Nwuele | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nnwele | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nwoele | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nweele | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwelie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nwel | 89 | 11 | / |
| Nwle | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nwelleh | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nwale | 80 | 785 | / |
| Nweli | 80 | 410 | / |
| Nwole | 80 | 161 | / |
| Nwile | 80 | 124 | / |
| Nvele | 80 | 103 | / |
| Nbele | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nwela | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nwell | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nuele | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nweel | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nwhel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nwelh | 80 | 1 | / |
| N'Wouele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwheeler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuelle | 73 | 468 | / |
| N'Wole | 73 | 255 | / |
| Nueles | 73 | 215 | / |
| Nwelih | 73 | 97 | / |
| Nwaeli | 73 | 49 | / |
| Nwehel | 73 | 35 | / |
| Nwalea | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nwaile | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nwilee | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nwelli | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nwilep | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nhwale | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nwalee | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nueleh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nouele | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nweali | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nwalle | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweala | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nweila | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nwitel | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nbeele | 73 | 3 | / |
| N'Wela | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nweili | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwelha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nwaley | 73 | 1 | / |
| N'Well | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwueli | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwileh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwheel | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnwale | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nbhele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweall | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nweelh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nuesle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nwaelehie | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Wolle | 67 | 32 | / |
| Nwolley | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nwellih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nwaelih | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Veile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnouele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuesleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Woley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwehela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nweylih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwyl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwheelh | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nwele
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