Nyale Surname

50,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,6211:6,060832
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
Tanzania7561:70,0297,366
Zambia2871:55,2265,097
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Cameroon881:236,01223,423
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Indonesia531:2,495,268147,726
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
India141:54,790,384527,769
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Nyalé (1) are calculated separately.

Nyale (2,144) may also be a first name.

Nyale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻝ, Hindi: न्याले) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms: Nyalé. For other possible spellings of Nyale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,650th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 719,758 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyale reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyale is also the 162,093rd most prevalent given name internationally. It is borne by 2,144 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 7,621 people, or 1 in 6,060. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 65 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 17 percent are found and Kwale County, where 15 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Nyale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (88%) in Kenya.

Nyale earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.9% less than the national average, earning R 83,412 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyalé931/
Nyalle9143/
Nyaley9132/
Nyhale9120/
Nyaleh9118/
N'Yale9112/
Nyahle912/
Nyaled911/
Nyalee911/
Nyahale83269/
N'Yalle8312/
Nyalley838/
Neyyale837/
Nyalleh831/
Naiyale831/
Neale8027,620/
Nyali802,941/
Nyala802,709/
Njale80863/
Nhale80535/
Gnale80450/
Nyole80332/
Niale80250/
Nyaly801/
Nhyahale771/
Naiyalle771/
Nhaule738,036/
Nehale732,437/
Nyalla73416/
Njaule73316/
Nyolei73270/
Njalle73105/
Gnalle7386/
Neyole7361/
Nihale7359/
Nyalia7359/
Najole7357/
N'Yala7355/
Nialet7353/
Nyaloi7351/
Nyaali7343/
Nyalli7343/
Nyaloy7341/
Gnalei7330/
Ngnale7326/
Nayole7323/
Nyally7322/
Nialle7321/
Nyalio7318/
Nyalai7317/
Nyaala7315/
Gnaley7314/
'Nyali7314/
Nyalay7311/
Nyhali7310/
N'Yali739/
Nyoley736/
Nialey736/
Nyhala736/
Nyalih736/
Nyalyo735/
Nyolie734/
Nhyali734/
Nyolee734/
Nyolep734/
Noyole733/
Nyolet733/
Niales732/
Nyalaa732/
Nialeh732/
Njaleu732/
Njiale732/
Nealle731/
Nyahli731/
Nyalij731/
Nijale731/
Nialje731/
Nealeh731/
Nneale731/
N'Yole731/
Nialeu731/
Njyala731/
Nnyali731/
Nyahla731/
Nyaloa731/
Nyalui731/
Gnaâle731/
Gnalez731/
Njhale731/
Nyalhi731/
Njaile731/
Neoyle730/
Nhaley730/
Neahle730/
Neyyala671,278/
Nyalaya67593/
Nyallay67302/
Nehhale67204/
Nyalaja67158/
Naiyala6773/
Nyahali6758/
Njialeu6747/
N'Yalla6723/
Nyalaha6722/
Nayyala6720/
Niaoule6717/
Nialetz6713/
Nhalleh6712/
Nyoller679/
Neyyali675/
Neiyala674/
Njauled674/
Nyaloha674/
Nyahala674/
Nialler672/
N'Gnale672/
Nyalith672/
Nyouole671/
Nialesh671/
Noyolie671/
Noyolle671/
Najjole671/
Naiyali671/
Ngealeh671/
Ngnalle671/
Nialley671/
Niallle671/
Njealeu671/
Nyohole671/
Gnaller671/
Gnalley671/
Nyatloi671/
Neyolea671/
Nuiyala671/
Nehales670/
Neeales670/
Neajley670/

Nyale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyale in the Hindi language
न्यालेn'yale-
Nyale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻝanyal50
ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻟﻪanyalh33.33
ﺃﻧﻴﺎﻟﻪanyalh16.67

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