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 found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyengela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 367,166th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyengela reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyengela is also the 1,246,114th most common first name world-wide, held by 62 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 425 people, or 1 in 124,569. In Tanzania Nyengela is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 80 percent live, Iringa Region, where 15 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname 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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