Jenala Surname
Approximately 1,739 people bear this surname
Jenala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,699 | 1:10,076 | 1,563 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jenala (8,051) may also be a first name.
Jenala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jenala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jenala (Oriya: େଜନାଲା) is most common in Malawi. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jenala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 232,192nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,190,653 people. Jenala is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Jenala live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jenala is also the 70,772nd most frequently held forename in the world, held by 8,051 people.
The surname Jenala is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,699 people, or 1 in 10,076. Outside of Malawi Jenala occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jenala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jenala in the Oriya language | ||
| େଜନାଲା | ejanala | 75 |
| େଜନାଲାକାଳିଦାସ | ejanalakalidasa | 25 |
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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 Jenala
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