Nyilu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nyilu (13) may also be a first name.

Nyilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyilu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nyilu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyilu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyilu reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyilu is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Nyilu is most frequent in: Machakos County, where 90 percent reside, Makueni County, where 8 percent reside and Kitui County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Nyilu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyielu914/
Nyilau912/
Nyiliu911/
Nyelu80807/
Njilu80773/
Nielu803/
Nhilu801/
Niilus7377/
Njiluh7325/
Njilou7322/
Nioilu736/
Nyeleu734/
Nielou732/
Nyeluh731/
Nyetlu731/
Nyiloo731/
Niyolu731/
Njileu731/
Njilui731/
Njiluy731/
Nyelau731/
Nieloud6779/
Niislus6739/
Njilouh6731/
Nieloux6716/
Nielius6714/
Njieleu672/
Njioleu671/
Gniilui671/
Niéloud671/
Nielaud671/
Neailus670/
Njaillou6226/
Nielloud6220/
Nielloux621/
Ngelu601,341/
Njelu60115/
Ngellu5515/
Gnelou5514/
Njeleu559/
Hngelu554/
Njellu554/
Ngeleu552/
Ngelau551/
Ngeliu551/
Njeluh551/
Njeuleu502/
Njealeu501/

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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 Nyilu
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