Nyemela Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Nyemela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 212 | 1:249,725 | 20,187 |
| Uganda | 100 | 1:390,393 | 24,666 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyemela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyemela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyemela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyemela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyemela is the 862,604th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyemela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 249,725. In Tanzania Nyemela is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Nyemela occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnyemela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Niemela | 86 | 1,394 | / |
| Ngemela | 86 | 1,326 | / |
| Nyemele | 86 | 445 | / |
| Neemela | 86 | 20 | / |
| Neimela | 86 | 8 | / |
| Njemela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyemila | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyemeli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nnaemela | 80 | 12 | / |
| Niemiela | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nyiemele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niemelea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyemeler | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noemelia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngayomela | 75 | 86 | / |
| Ngemelo | 71 | 198 | / |
| Nameela | 71 | 35 | / |
| Neemelo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Noumela | 71 | 11 | / |
| Njemele | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gnemele | 71 | 5 | / |
| Niemila | 71 | 3 | / |
| Niemeli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njemeli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngemele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neimila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyemile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niemely | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neymila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyimila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nameyla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumela | 67 | 408 | / |
| Ngnemele | 67 | 17 | / |
| Njiemeli | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nojamela | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nyimelie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nayumelo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niemeler | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngemeile | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nejamila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naiumela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeumele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeumeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njimelia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniemele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nameelaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njemilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nejimila | 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 Nyemela
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