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 held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Nyalé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyale? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,650th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 719,758 people. Nyale is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyale reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 162,093rd most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 2,144 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 7,621 people, or 1 in 6,060. In Kenya Nyale is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 65 percent live, Mombasa County, where 17 percent live and Kwale County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists 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 carrying the Nyale surname is primarily 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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