Nyali Surname

150,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyali Surname Definition:

Nyali is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: light / Illumination.

Nyali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
Kenya5251:87,9627,950
South Africa4721:114,78313,746
Tanzania2071:255,75720,606
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Zambia491:323,46817,649
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
India211:36,526,923420,161
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nyali (2,771) may also be a first name.

Nyali Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nyali is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: light / Illumination.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nyali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyali (Hindi: न्याली, Marathi: न्याली, Oriya: ନଯ୍ାଳି) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyali? popularity and diffusion

Nyali is the 150,074th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,477,914 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyali reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyali is also the 138,726th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 2,771 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 12,360. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Nyali Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyali earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.7% less than the national average, earning R 157,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyalia9159/
Nyaloi9151/
Nyaali9143/
Nyalli9143/
Nyalio9118/
Nyalai9117/
'Nyali9114/
Nyhali9110/
N'Yali919/
Nyalih916/
Nhyali914/
Nyahli911/
Nyalij911/
Nnyali911/
Nyalui911/
Nyalhi911/
Nyahali8358/
Neyyali835/
Nyalith832/
Naiyali831/
Nyatloi831/
Nyale8010,125/
Gnali805,732/
Nyala802,709/
Njali801,019/
Nyoli80609/
Niali80604/
Neali8042/
Nhali8022/
Nyaly801/
Nyalé801/
Nyahouli771/
Nhaili73974/
Gnalli73562/
Najoli73436/
Nyalla73416/
Nihali73348/
Nehali73297/
Nyolei73270/
Nialli73106/
N'Yala7355/
Nyalle7343/
Nyaloy7341/
Nyaley7332/
Gnalei7330/
Nyally7322/
Nyhale7320/
Nyaleh7318/
Nyaala7315/
Nialis7313/
N'Yale7312/
Nhalli7312/
Nyalay7311/
Njalli7310/
Nyolia738/
Nneali737/
Nialih736/
Gnauli736/
Nyhala736/
Nyalyo735/
Nyolie734/
Gniali734/
Nhayli733/
Niaali733/
Njalui733/
Nijali732/
Nyahle732/
Nyalaa732/
Nealii732/
Njaali732/
Nialia732/
Nhalai732/
Nyaled731/
Nyolih731/
Nealli731/
Nialai731/
Nyalee731/
Nhalih731/
Ngiali731/
Ngnali731/
N'Yoli731/
Njyala731/
Njiali731/
Njalia731/
Nyooli731/
Nyahla731/
Nyaloa731/
Gnaili731/
Gnalih731/
Gnalii731/
Gnalis731/
Nyholi731/
Neyyala671,278/
Nyalaya67593/
Nehaili67304/
Nyallay67302/
Nyahale67269/
Nyalaja67158/
Najolia6784/
Naiyala6773/
N'Yalla6723/
Nyalaha6722/
Nayyala6720/
N'Yalle6712/
Nayoloi6710/
Nyalley678/
Neyyale677/
N'Gnali676/
Nijaali675/
Nehalli675/
Neiyala674/
Nyaloha674/
Nyahala674/
Nagiali674/
Nihalid673/
Najjali673/
Najiali672/
Gnialli672/
Najhali671/
Nehaliy671/
Noyolie671/
Nhallih671/
Niallia671/
Niallli671/
Nijatli671/
Nyalleh671/
Gnallli671/
Nihalia671/
Naiyale671/
Nuiyala671/
Nialich671/

Nyali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyali in the Oriya language
ନଯ୍ାଳିnayali-
Nyali in the Marathi language
न्यालीn'yali-
Nyali in the Hindi language
न्यालीn'yali99.92
निहालीnihali0.08

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