Nyeleka Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyeleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyeleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3881:139,63316,083
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Lesotho341:59,7818,665
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyeleka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyeleka is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyeleka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 658,434th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname Nyeleka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyeleka live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 139,633. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Apart from South Africa Nyeleka exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Lesotho, where 7 percent live.

Nyeleka Last Name Statistics demography

Nyeleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.17% less than the national average, earning R 104,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyeleko86219/
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Nyeleki866/
Nyelika863/
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Ngieleka80198/
Nyeleker8052/
Nyelekeh8010/
Nyelekei801/
Nayleika801/
Ngelekka801/
Nyelekhe801/
Nyellekeh7515/
Nyelleker751/
Ngaweleka751/
Nyilika71699/
Ngeleko71138/
Nheleko71106/
Ngeleca7136/
Njeleki7119/
Naileka7115/
Ngeleke714/
Ngeleki714/
Naleeka712/
Nyileko711/
Nyelica711/
Nieleko711/
Njelika711/
Naeleko711/
Nouleka711/
Ngelika711/
Neelika711/
Nielesky6713/
Noulekha673/
Naulekha672/

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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 Nyeleka
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