Nyelu Surname

427,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6751:78,4328,077
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Zambia351:452,85521,237
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

The last name Nyelu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 427,840th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,030,416 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyelu are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyelu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The surname Nyelu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 675 people, or 1 in 78,432. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 35 percent are found, Geita Region, where 30 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Nyelu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noyelu919/
Nyielu914/
Nyeleu914/
Niyelu914/
Nyelau911/
Nyeluh911/
Nyetlu911/
Nnoyelu8321/
Nnayelu8314/
Ngelu801,341/
Neelu80413/
Njelu80115/
Nyilu8064/
Neilu8022/
Naylu8015/
Neylu808/
Neulu806/
Nielu803/
Naelu801/
Nealu800/
Neyulu73880/
Nawelu73117/
Neuleu7348/
Nayulu7322/
Nayalu7318/
Niyalu7315/
Ngellu7315/
Gnelou7314/
Neilus7313/
Nehalu7313/
Neellu7312/
Neyalu7310/
Njeleu739/
Neylau737/
Nayilu734/
Hngelu734/
Njellu734/
Nielou732/
Ngeleu732/
Nyilau732/
Ngeliu731/
Njeluh731/
Nyiliu731/
Naylau731/
Nnealu731/
Noeliu731/
Ngelau731/
Nealou731/
Neelau731/
Neilou731/
Neyllu731/
Neyilu731/
Nauelu731/
Neeleu731/
Niyolu731/
Naielu731/
Nealus730/
Neylus730/
Ngayulu6796/
Nealous6788/
Nieloud6779/
Nieloux6716/
Nielius6714/
Ngiyalu679/
Nuellou677/
Naylous674/
Njieleu672/
Njeuleu672/
Nujellu671/
Naiyolu671/
Naggelu671/
Nehalau671/
Nealius671/
Nayullu671/
Neyaulu671/
Neyullu671/
Neilhou671/
Neilius671/
Njealeu671/
Nielaud671/
Noellou671/
Ngayilu671/
Neailus670/
Neilous670/
Nealeus670/

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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 Nyelu
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