Nyabel Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyabel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyabel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Uganda401:975,98242,738
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyabel (12,210) may also be a first name.

Nyabel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyabel is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyabel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyabel are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 53,515th most numerous first name on earth, held by 12,210 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 83 percent live and East Region, where 17 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent live and South Sudan, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyabiel9216/
Nyabell922/
Nyabl911/
Nyabelle861/
Neabel8368/
Nyawel8315/
Gnabel8315/
Nyabil836/
Nyobel831/
Nyavel831/
Nyawell771/
Ngnabel771/
Gnabl731/
Nyauhele7164/
Gnable67169/
Niable6722/
Gnobel671/
Njabil671/
Nyawleh6211/
Nyampil621/
Nihasuel571/
Nyanpleh571/
Gnoble50182/
Nioble50172/

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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 Nyabel
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