Nyili Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Kenya701:659,71329,380
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyili (99) may also be a first name.

Nyili Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyili Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nyili is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyili? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Nyili live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyili is also the 951,070th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 99 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania Nyili is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 24 percent reside.

Nyili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyili surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyilis9112/
Nyilai911/
Nyhili911/
Njili80879/
Nhili80697/
Nyila80654/
Nyeli80296/
Nyile80219/
Nieli80197/
Niili8013/
Nyily801/
Niéli801/
Nhaili73974/
Nehili73578/
Njilie73319/
Nyhila73179/
Niyliy7373/
Nielli7355/
Nyelih739/
N'Jili739/
Niilis738/
Niheli735/
Nyelia735/
Nielis733/
Nyehli733/
Nhayli733/
Nyelli733/
Nhilli732/
Nielai732/
Nheili732/
Nyilet731/
Nyiloa731/
Njilli731/
Nyille731/
Nyheli731/
Gnaili731/
Njilia731/
Njilui731/
Nihili731/
Njiloi731/
Nyilea731/
Nehaili67304/
N'Yilla6713/
Neeyila674/
Njiolio672/
Nèhaili671/
Niellis671/
Njilieh671/
Njileih671/
Njielei671/
Niellie671/
Nyoilay671/
Naayile671/
Gniilui671/
Nielich670/

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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 Nyili
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