Nyelu Surname
Approximately 807 people bear this surname
Nyelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 675 | 1:78,432 | 8,077 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zambia | 35 | 1:452,855 | 21,237 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nyelu (16) may also be a first name.
Nyelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyelu is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyelu is the 427,840th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,030,416 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyelu live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyelu is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 16 people.
The surname Nyelu is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 78,432. In Tanzania Nyelu is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 35 percent reside, Geita Region, where 30 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noyelu | 91 | 9 | / |
| Nyielu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nyeleu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Niyelu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nyelau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyeluh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyetlu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nnoyelu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Nnayelu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Ngelu | 80 | 1,341 | / |
| Neelu | 80 | 413 | / |
| Njelu | 80 | 115 | / |
| Nyilu | 80 | 64 | / |
| Neilu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Naylu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Neylu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Neulu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nielu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Naelu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nealu | 80 | 0 | / |
| Neyulu | 73 | 880 | / |
| Nawelu | 73 | 117 | / |
| Neuleu | 73 | 48 | / |
| Nayulu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nayalu | 73 | 18 | / |
| Niyalu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ngellu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gnelou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Neilus | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nehalu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Neellu | 73 | 12 | / |
| Neyalu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Njeleu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Neylau | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nayilu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hngelu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Njellu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nielou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngeleu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyilau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngeliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeluh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naylau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nnealu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Noeliu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngelau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nealou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neelau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neilou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neyllu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neyilu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauelu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neeleu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niyolu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naielu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nealus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Neylus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ngayulu | 67 | 96 | / |
| Nealous | 67 | 88 | / |
| Nieloud | 67 | 79 | / |
| Nieloux | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nielius | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ngiyalu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nuellou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Naylous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njieleu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njeuleu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nujellu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naggelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehalau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nealius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayullu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyaulu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyullu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neilhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neilius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njealeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nielaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noellou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neailus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Neilous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nealeus | 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
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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 Nyelu
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