Nzele Surname

238,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nzele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,4231:51,9186,265
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Cameroon1061:195,93520,315
Congo91:554,34412,633
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nzele (1,024) may also be a first name.

Nzele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzele is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 238,041st most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,324,953 people. Nzele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzele are found; 91 percent are found in Central Africa and 91 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nzele is also the 250,845th most common first name globally It is held by 1,024 people.

The last name Nzele is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,423 people, or 1 in 51,918. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Nzele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nzele surname is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Nzele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.27% less than the national average, earning R 139,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzelle91349/
Ndzele91347/
Nzeale9162/
Nziele9134/
N'Zele912/
Nzelie912/
Nzaele911/
Nzeele911/
Nzeleu911/
Nzoele911/
Nzeule911/
Nzsele911/
Nzle891/
Nzeuleu8313/
Nzeulie8311/
Nzieleu833/
Nzielle833/
Nzeuleh831/
Ndzelet831/
Nsele8026,404/
Nxele8016,228/
Ngele8013,395/
Nzale804,538/
Nzela803,473/
Nzeli801,045/
Nzile80857/
Nzole80838/
Ncele80781/
Njele80432/
Nzely802/
Nzzle801/
Ntsele738,581/
Ngiele731,830/
Ndjele73876/
Ngelea73793/
Nchele73387/
Ndzale73330/
Nzalle73249/
Ndzeli73179/
Nzille73129/
N'Sele73118/
Ngeles7387/
Nshele7375/
Nsiele7362/
Ngelle7349/
Nzalea7348/
Nzolle7345/
Nselle7330/
Nziela7329/
Ndzela7325/
N'Zale7324/
Ndzile7323/
Njelle7319/
Nzelya7311/
Nzaleu7311/
N'Zole738/
Nzaale735/
Nzeali734/
Nzeeli734/
Njeleh733/
Ndzely733/
N'Gele732/
Nzelia732/
Ngelee732/
Nngele732/
Nzelio732/
Nzalee732/
Nscele732/
Nzuile732/
N'Zela731/
N'Jele731/
Ngelei731/
Nzeala731/
Nseule731/
Ns'ele731/
Ntzole731/
Ngelet731/
Ngeley731/
Ngesle731/
Ngetle731/
Nzelai731/
Nëgele731/
Nzolee731/
Nzoleu731/
Nxelei731/
Ndzole731/
Nzoley731/
Ntshele671,388/
Ntsoele67741/
Ntsetle67108/
Ngelech6756/
Ntsiele6753/
Ndjelle6726/
Ntchele6712/
Njehele679/
N'Djele675/
Ntzelia675/
Ntsehle673/
Ngelesh672/
Ndjelei672/
Ndzahle672/
Ntseile672/
N'Jelle671/
Hnseler671/
Nsle671/
Nseuleu671/
Nts'ele671/
Ntselee671/
Nchelet671/
Ndjehle671/
Ndjelea671/
Ngeleah671/
Ngeless671/
Ngehleh671/
N'Zille671/
'Ntsele671/
N'Tsele671/

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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
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  • 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 Nzele
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