Nyekele Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Nyekele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 189 | 1:280,114 | 21,957 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyekele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyekele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyekele occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyekele? popularity and diffusion
Nyekele is the 1,177,228th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name Nyekele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyekele reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 280,114. In Tanzania Nyekele is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 99 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niekele | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nyekela | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ngekele | 86 | 5 | / |
| Njekele | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyikele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neukele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naykele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nieckele | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nnaekele | 80 | 19 | / |
| Nayakele | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nayekile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neukeuleu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Naikele | 71 | 125 | / |
| Nyekila | 71 | 69 | / |
| Naykile | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyikile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neucele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naukele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Noukele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyikela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njekela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakeele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njechele | 67 | 2,077 | / |
| Nayakile | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nayikile | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nayikeli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Noukeleu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngoukele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayekila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neuceley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieceley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayakela | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Yekila | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyekele
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