Nyeleshi Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Nyeleshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 130 | 1:407,243 | 28,711 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyeleshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyeleshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyeleshi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyeleshi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyeleshi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,565,797th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyeleshi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 407,243. In Tanzania Nyeleshi is most common in: Tabora Region, where 96 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Nyeleshi occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyelesi | 93 | 207 | / |
| Ngeleshi | 88 | 510 | / |
| Njeleshi | 88 | 81 | / |
| Nyeleshe | 88 | 15 | / |
| Nyelesha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngieleshi | 82 | 27 | / |
| Nyheleshe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyelezi | 80 | 50 | / |
| Nyelese | 80 | 8 | / |
| Njelesi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyelisi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyelesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayelese | 75 | 68 | / |
| Njelesha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nielesis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njelshhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nejelschi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nijelschi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neelsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngelese | 67 | 153 | / |
| Nejelischi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyelisa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njelesa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nijelischi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neulese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielges | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noyelze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nueleci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njelezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neilsha | 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 Nyeleshi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis