Kangala Surname
Approximately 7,204 people bear this surname
Kangala Surname Definition:
Kangala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a local brew made from fermented maize.
Kangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,010 | 1:24,545 | 3,092 |
| India | 2,497 | 1:307,195 | 17,206 |
| Uganda | 466 | 1:83,775 | 8,884 |
| Zambia | 421 | 1:37,648 | 3,769 |
| Tanzania | 217 | 1:243,971 | 19,796 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 127 | 1:363,621 | 21,126 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| Benin | 81 | 1:127,600 | 13,832 |
| Namibia | 52 | 1:46,335 | 5,885 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Kangala (435) may also be a first name.
Kangala Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kangala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a local brew made from fermented maize.
Kangala is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who entertains others..
Kangala Demographics
Kangala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kangala (Bengali: কাঙ্গালা, Hindi: कंगला, Marathi: कांगला, Oriya: କାାଲା) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kangala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangala? popularity and diffusion
Kangala is the 68,899th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,011,597 people. The last name Kangala occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Kangala live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 43 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 411,176th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 435 people.
Kangala is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,010 people, or 1 in 24,545. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Kangala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Kangala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning R 193,872 per year and in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangala in the Bengali language | ||
| কাঙ্গালা | kangala | - |
| Kangala in the Marathi language | ||
| कांगला | kangala | 90.38 |
| कंगाला | kangala | 5.77 |
| कनगला | kanagala | 3.85 |
| Kangala in the Hindi language | ||
| कंगला | kangala | 77.27 |
| कंगाला | kangala | 18.18 |
| कन्गला | kan'gala | 4.55 |
| Kangala in the Oriya language | ||
| କାାଲା | kaala | 66.67 |
| କଳା | kala | 33.33 |
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