Gangla Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gangla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gangla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya781:592,05027,720
India191:40,371,862445,856
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Gangla (278) may also be a first name.

Gangla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gangla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻜﻼ, Hindi: गंगला, Marathi: गांगला, Tibetan: སྒང་ལ།) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gangla.

How Common Is The Last Name Gangla? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gangla is the 1,434,893rd most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name Gangla is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Gangla are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 532,586th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 278 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is most common in: Siaya County, where 82 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.

Gangla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gangla surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghangla9234/
Ganglah9229/
Ganggla927/
Ganglas924/
Ngangla924/
Ganglau921/
Angla91303/
Gagla91110/
Gangilla8683/
Gangella8619/
Ganglach861/
Ganglapp860/
Anglas831,818/
Ganglo83970/
Gangle83406/
Anglea83396/
Gaglay83384/
Gangli83323/
Anglat83196/
Anglad83125/
Anglay8393/
Hangla8351/
Gangly8331/
Gongla8326/
Gaglai8323/
Anggla8320/
Aingla8314/
Anglai835/
Anglah833/
Angloa833/
Gaggla832/
Aungla832/
Gaglaa831/
Anghla831/
Gaugla831/
Ghagla831/
Anglla831/
Ang'la831/
Ngangella801/
Ghanghlay801/
Angella7711,546/
Gangler77462/
Anglais77343/
Atingla77117/
Ghangli7756/
Ghangle7752/
Gagilla7744/
Ngongla7743/
Gangley7721/
Goungla7716/
Nganglo7710/
Ganghlo779/
Gaigela778/
Angilla776/
Gaungli776/
Ganglos776/
Gonglai776/
Gagella774/
Angeela773/
Gangloo773/
Hanglaa773/
Ganghle772/
Ghaglai771/
Ganglli771/
Ganglod771/
Ganglot771/
Ainglai771/
Ahnglay771/
Angglia771/
Angélla771/
Ngangle771/
Hanglay771/
Gonglas771/
Ghaglay771/
Ghanglo771/
Ganglly771/
Angleas771/
Aunghla771/
Haingla771/
Gangles770/
Gaingle770/
Gaglo733,261/
Anglo733,013/
Ongla73444/
Gogla73230/
Gagła735/
Anguilla71238/
Gonglach71147/
Ghanghlo7168/
Attingla7149/
Gangelli7143/
Ausingla7132/
Angellia7130/
Angellah7126/
Gaagella7115/
Anguella7114/
Gongilla7110/
Ganglesh717/
Gangilli716/
Angellas715/
Asinglad715/
Anggella714/
Gaigilla714/
Gaggilla713/
Gangglui713/
Ghangleh713/
Angellat712/
Gaagilla711/
Gamgella711/
Gangelly711/
Gangilly711/
Angillah711/
Gangello711/
Ngonglah711/
Nghangli711/
Gaangloo711/
Angillai711/
Angillia711/
Angellea711/
Aangella711/
Gangelle710/
Ganghler710/
Gaghllay710/
Angley67803/
D'Angella67555/
Hongla67479/
Gougla67470/
Gongle67300/
Goglea6795/
Onglai6783/
Goglas6780/
Gagley6772/
Angloi6751/
Gonglo6750/
Gongli6744/
Goglau6743/
Gagloo6729/
Anglos6724/
Gaglos6717/
Anggellia6716/
Gángli6716/
Onglas6714/
Gaglot6713/
Angloo6712/
Angleu6711/
Angleo678/
Ainglo678/
Goggla675/
Angloy675/
D'Anglais674/
Anglot674/
Amglad674/
Anglei673/
Angluo673/
Gaunglett671/
Ganguelle671/
Goglay671/
Anggellah671/
Anglod671/
Anngellia671/
Oungla671/
Googla671/
Gagloy671/
Ganguille671/
Anglop671/
Gagloh671/

Gangla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gangla in the Hindi language
गंगलाgangala-
Gangla in the Tibetan language
སྒང་ལ།gangla70.77
གངས་ལ།gangla10.77
གང་ལ།gangla4.62
གང་ལ་gangla3.08
གངས་ལ་gangla1.54
སྒང་ལ་gangla1.54
སྒངས་ལ།gangla1.54
སྒང་ལgangla1.54
སྒང་ལོ།ganglo1.54
འགངས་ལ།gangla1.54
སྒང་ལཱ།gangla1.54
Gangla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻜﻼknkla50
ﻛﺎﻧﻜﻼkankla50
Gangla in the Marathi language
गांगलाgangala50
गांगलgangala50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gangla
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