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 more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyathela? popularity and diffusion

Nyathela is the 161,168th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,696,095 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name world-wide, held by 538 people.

Nyathela is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,492 people, or 1 in 21,741. In South Africa Nyathela is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 28 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 27 percent live and Limpopo, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

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
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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 Nyathela
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