Nyapela Surname

246,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nyapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3201:55,9696,703
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Kenya1441:320,69419,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyapela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyapela is most common in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyapela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyapela is the 246,967th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,526,426 people. Nyapela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyapela reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,320 people, or 1 in 55,969. Barring The DR Congo Nyapela exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.

Nyapela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyapela last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyapela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.57% less than the national average, earning R 129,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaphela933/
Nyapele86339/
Niapela864/
Nyapelo861/
Gnapela861/
Nyapeli861/
Nyaphele802/
Nyahpelie751/
Niapele71171/
Nyopele7155/
Nyapili7136/
Gnapele7117/
Nyapile712/
Nhapele711/
Ngnapele672/
Ngnapeli671/
Gnapilo571/

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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
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  • 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 Nyapela
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