Nyalaja Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Nyalaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyalaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyalaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyalaja is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nyalaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyalaja? popularity and diffusion
Nyalaja is the 1,385,851st most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyalaja live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyalaja is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 83 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 6 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyalaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyalaya | 86 | 593 | / |
| Nyalaha | 86 | 22 | / |
| Nyalaji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyala | 83 | 2,709 | / |
| Naayalaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyalla | 77 | 416 | / |
| Nyalau | 77 | 329 | / |
| Nyalia | 77 | 59 | / |
| N'Yala | 77 | 55 | / |
| Nyalai | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nyaala | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nyalay | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nyhala | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyaloa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyahla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njyala | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyalij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaloyaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neyyala | 71 | 1,278 | / |
| Nyallay | 71 | 302 | / |
| Naiyala | 71 | 73 | / |
| Nyaliya | 71 | 72 | / |
| N'Yalla | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nayyala | 71 | 20 | / |
| Nyaloya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nialaje | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nhyalau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyahala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyolaha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyaloha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Neiyala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyalijo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nuiyala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njalija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nihalaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehalaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyale | 67 | 10,125 | / |
| Njala | 67 | 4,985 | / |
| Nyali | 67 | 2,941 | / |
| Niala | 67 | 1,751 | / |
| Nyola | 67 | 535 | / |
| Nihalaji | 67 | 14 | / |
| Njaleeja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Neyyalla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyalé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaliuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyoalaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njalaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaly | 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
- 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 Nyalaja
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