Nyelesi Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Nyelesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 163 | 1:324,795 | 24,514 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Nyelesi (10) may also be a first name.
Nyelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyelesi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyelesi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyelesi is the 1,155,901st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyelesi are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyelesi is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania Nyelesi is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 67 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 32 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyeleshi | 93 | 131 | / |
| Nyelezi | 86 | 50 | / |
| Nyelese | 86 | 8 | / |
| Njelesi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Neelesi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyelisi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyelesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ngeleshi | 80 | 510 | / |
| Njeleshi | 80 | 81 | / |
| Nayelese | 80 | 68 | / |
| Nyeleshe | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nyelassi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neailesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nielesis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyelesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neelsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngieleshi | 75 | 27 | / |
| Nyheleshe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngelezi | 71 | 449 | / |
| Nyilasi | 71 | 276 | / |
| Ngelese | 71 | 153 | / |
| Neelsie | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyelisa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Njelesa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Neulese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nielges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noyelze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nueleci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njelezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyeliza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyeleza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njelashi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Njelesha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyelashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnelezie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuylesuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelessy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngelesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njelshhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieliges | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nyelesi
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