Kanatela Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanatela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanatela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1951:81,2826,889
India71:109,580,769786,157

Kanatela Last Name Facts

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

Kanatela (Marathi: कानतेला) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanatela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,177,228th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanatela are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 81,282. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 99 percent reside and Central Province, where 1 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanatela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanatela in the Marathi language
कानतेलाkanatela50
कानटेलाkanatela50

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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
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  • 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 Kanatela
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