Nyali Surname
Approximately 2,941 people bear this surname
Nyali Surname Definition:
Nyali is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: light / Illumination.
Nyali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,385 | 1:12,360 | 1,927 |
| Kenya | 525 | 1:87,962 | 7,950 |
| South Africa | 472 | 1:114,783 | 13,746 |
| Tanzania | 207 | 1:255,757 | 20,606 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Indonesia | 47 | 1:2,813,813 | 160,835 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Lesotho | 29 | 1:70,088 | 9,364 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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.
Nyali Demographics
Average Nyali Salary in
South Africa
R 157,548
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nyali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyali (Hindi: न्याली, Marathi: न्याली, Oriya: ନଯ୍ାଳି) is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyali? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 150,074th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,477,914 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyali reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 138,726th most common forename world-wide, held by 2,771 people.
The surname Nyali is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 1,385 people, or 1 in 12,360. Aside from Malawi Nyali exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.
Nyali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyali last name is predominantly 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
Nyali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyali in the Oriya language | ||
| ନଯ୍ାଳି | nayali | - |
| Nyali in the Marathi language | ||
| न्याली | n'yali | - |
| Nyali in the Hindi language | ||
| न्याली | n'yali | 99.92 |
| निहाली | nihali | 0.08 |
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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
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- 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 Nyali
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