Nyalela Surname

376,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyalela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyalela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5491:98,68411,981
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nyalela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyalela occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyalela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 376,169th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,663,035 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyalela live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 98,684. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Western Cape, where 33 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Nyalela Last Name Statistics demography

Nyalela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.21% less than the national average, earning R 125,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyhalela9320/
Nyaletla931/
Nyalele8680/
Nyalila8646/
Gnalela861/
Nyaliele801/
Nyalile71473/
Njalila7117/
Njolela714/
Nealelo713/
Nyalili711/
Nealely711/
Nialele711/
Nyalilo711/
Nyaliloy6721/
Nyalilie674/
Nyalilei673/
Nealeley673/
Nyaliloi671/
Njalili5797/
Njalile5729/
Nhalile574/
Nholele571/
Nhalilo571/

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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 Nyalela
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