Nzelani Surname

150,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nzelani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzelani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7551:19,2172,439
South Africa1801:300,98728,973

Nzelani (19) may also be a first name.

Nzelani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzelani is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzelani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 150,307th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,482,980 people. The last name Nzelani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzelani are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,755 people, or 1 in 19,217. In Tanzania Nzelani is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 86 percent are found, Katavi Region, where 8 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Nzelani exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Nzelani Last Name Statistics demography

Nzelani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.42% less than the national average, earning R 110,688 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ndzelani93174/
Nzilani868,738/
Nzelane8619/
Ncelani869/
Ntselani809/
Ndzelane801/
Nziliani801/
Nzilaini801/
Ndzilani801/
Nzilane71103/
Ncelane7140/
Ncilani711/
Ndzilane67101/
Ntselane679/
Ndzilana675/
Ntsilani674/
Ntjelane671/
Ncelhaney632/
Ntshelane631/
Ntsilane5335/
Ntsilana5317/
Ntshilane5022/
Ntsailane501/

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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 Nzelani
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