Cangela Surname
Approximately 6,814 people bear this surname
Cangela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Čangela (1) are calculated separately.
Cangela (22) may also be a first name.
Cangela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cangela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cangela is most common in Mozambique. It can appear as: Čangela. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cangela? popularity and diffusion
Cangela is the 72,357th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,069,496 people. The surname Cangela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cangela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Cangela is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
The last name Cangela is most widely held in Mozambique, where it is carried by 6,798 people, or 1 in 4,010. Besides Mozambique it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Cangela
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