Ghenkela Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ghenkela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ghenkela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon971:214,11421,748
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ghenkela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghenkela is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghenkela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ghenkela reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 214,114. In Cameroon Ghenkela is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 80 percent reside, Centre Region, where 18 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Ghenkela exists in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghenkeala941/
Enkela862/
Yenkela804/
Ginkela803/
Jenkela803/
Enkila715/
Enkelo712/
Engkila674/
Enkuila671/
Guinkila631/
Jenkeleit5911/
Gincheleau5681/
Gingcelo505/
Yenchila503/
Jiimkela501/
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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 Ghenkela
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