Nyengela Surname
Approximately 981 people bear this surname
Nyengela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 425 | 1:124,569 | 11,765 |
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Zambia | 189 | 1:83,862 | 7,047 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyengela (62) may also be a first name.
Nyengela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyengela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyengela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyengela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyengela is the 367,166th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyengela are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 62 people.
Nyengela is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 124,569. In Tanzania Nyengela is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 80 percent live, Iringa Region, where 15 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and Zambia, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyengella | 94 | 7 | / |
| Nyegela | 93 | 79 | / |
| Nyenela | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyengele | 88 | 5,401 | / |
| Nyenyela | 88 | 12 | / |
| Njengela | 88 | 12 | / |
| Ngengela | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyengila | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyingela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyeguela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyengeli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyenzela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngiengela | 82 | 41 | / |
| Nyiengele | 82 | 21 | / |
| Nyenguele | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyenelo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nienela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyegelo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnegela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngengele | 75 | 2,265 | / |
| Njengele | 75 | 1,212 | / |
| Njingela | 75 | 114 | / |
| Nyingila | 75 | 109 | / |
| Niengele | 75 | 63 | / |
| Njengeli | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gnengele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njengelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njengila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyingele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngengelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njingelah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neunhella | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyinguele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niyongila | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niyongele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayaneela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyianguila | 67 | 34 | / |
| Niendziela | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njigela | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngenela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyoyongelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njinela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njegelo | 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 Nyengela
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