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 last name Nyilili is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyilili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Nyilili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyilili are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyilili is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Nyilili is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 67 percent live, Katavi Region, where 17 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 14 percent live.

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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