Nyilili Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyilili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyilili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nyilili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyilili occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyilili.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyilili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyilili live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyilili is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Nyilili is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 67 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 17 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhilili86187/
Nyilila8611/
Njilili865/
Nielily7122/
Nyilele715/
Nyilela715/
Njilile714/
Nyelile711/
Njileli711/
Ngelilei671/
Nyelele571,644/
Nyelela5754/
Njilele5718/
Nielele5711/
Njilely574/
Nielela573/
Niilele571/
Nyeleli571/
Njelile571/
Nyellele5358/
Ngielele5327/
Nhyelele532/
Nyhelele532/
Nielelet531/
Njileleh531/

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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 Nyilili
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