Nyelela Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Nyelela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Nyelela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyelela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyelela is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nyelela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyelela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,635,433rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Nyelela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyelela reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyelela is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 689,127. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 96 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngelela | 86 | 5,925 | / |
| Nyelele | 86 | 1,644 | / |
| Njelela | 86 | 112 | / |
| Nyilela | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nielela | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyelelo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naelela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyeleli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyellele | 80 | 58 | / |
| Nhyelele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyhelele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nawelela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Njelele | 71 | 170 | / |
| Ngelelo | 71 | 112 | / |
| Ngelele | 71 | 67 | / |
| Nyilila | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nielele | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyilele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Njelelo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nealelo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Naleela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyelile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngielele | 67 | 27 | / |
| Ngelelei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nalleela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielelet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nailelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njhelele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyililah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njelelio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnelelo | 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
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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 Nyelela
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