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 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
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyali
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