Nyathela Surname

161,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyathela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyathela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4921:21,7412,760
Lesotho1991:10,2142,325
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyathela (538) may also be a first name.

Nyathela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyathela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyathela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,168th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,696,095 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyathela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 363,474th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 538 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,492 people, or 1 in 21,741. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 28 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent reside and Limpopo, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Nyathela Last Name Statistics demography

Nyathela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.72% less than the national average, earning R 155,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyatela931,156/
Nyatheli88135/
Nyathele887/
Nyathelo885/
Nhathela881/
Nyatele80253/
Nyatelo8054/
Nyateli804/
Nyotela801/
Nyaatelo751/
Nyaatielo711/
Njatteala711/
Nhatelo671/
Nyatilo671/
Njatele671/
Nyatile671/
Neately670/
Gnattely631/
Nyaatili631/
Njatile5351/
Njotele532/

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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 Nyathela
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