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 last name Nyale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻝ, Hindi: न्याले) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Nyalé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyale is the 50,650th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 719,758 people. Nyale is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyale are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 162,093rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 2,144 people.

The surname Nyale is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 7,621 people, or 1 in 6,060. In Kenya it is most common in: Kilifi County, where 65 percent live, Mombasa County, where 17 percent live and Kwale County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 9 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Nyale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyale surname is predominantly 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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