Kajela Surname
Approximately 3,503 people bear this surname
Kajela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,020 | 1:26,209 | 3,176 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kajela (1,340) may also be a first name.
Kajela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kajela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kajela (Marathi: काजेला) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kajela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kajela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kajela is the 129,213th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,080,373 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kajela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 214,551st most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 1,340 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,020 people, or 1 in 26,209. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 50 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 38 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Kajela occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 41 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kajela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kajela in the Marathi language | ||
| काजेला | kajela | - |
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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 Kajela
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