Kangalo Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kangalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kangalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2421:218,76718,242
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kangalo (118) may also be a first name.

Kangalo Last Name Facts

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

Kangalo (Hindi: कंगालो, Oriya: କାାେଲା) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kangalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 751,291st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kangalo are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kangalo is also the 859,937th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 118 people.

Kangalo is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 218,767. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 97 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Kangalo is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kangaloo93137/
Kangalos933/
Kangaluo931/
Khangalo931/
Kangalou931/
Kanalo92538/
Kagalo9272/
Kangala867,204/
Kangolo861,047/
Kanaloš86291/
Kanalos86208/
Kanailo86171/
Kanaalo8666/
Kangelo8640/
Kanalod8630/
Kongalo8621/
Kanaylo8617/
Kanallo8617/
Kanajlo866/
Cangalo864/
Kanaloa863/
Kagaalo863/
Kagalou862/
Kanhalo862/
Keanalo861/
Kainalo861/
Kaigalo861/
Kanaloy860/
Kanalosh80878/
Khangala80473/
Kangalla80139/
Kangalya8052/
Kangaala8037/
Cangallo805/
Kaangala805/
Kang'elo804/
Kanghala804/
Kangielo804/
Kgangala804/
Kangalia803/
Khanalod801/
Kanalous801/
Kangatla801/
Kaungolo801/
Kaungala801/
Khanallo801/
Khangolo801/
Kainailo801/
Kaingala801/
Kaghgalo801/
Kangolio801/
Kanala776,235/
Kagolo772,646/
Kanolo77329/
Kagala77107/
Canalo7763/
Kogalo7721/
Konalo7717/
Cagalo772/
Kahangala75119/
Kang'alya7560/
Khangaila7521/
Kang'hala755/
Katingala751/
Kanghatla751/
Kasengolo751/
Kangoulou751/
Kangaulia750/
Kongolo71107,643/
Kanaila719,967/
Kangela715,414/
Kongala715,380/
Kangola711,041/
Kaigala71379/
Kannala71331/
Kachingala71315/
Kanhala71240/
Kanalaš71135/
Kaanala7183/
Kaugala7179/
Kaghala7161/
Kanálos7160/
Canalos7156/
Kanalga7142/
Cangelo7136/
Cangolo7136/
Kanaala7123/
Kanalla7115/
Khanala7115/
Khonalo7112/
Kanholo7111/
Kanalaș718/
Kaunala717/
Kanalia717/
Kagoolo717/
Cangala717/
Canallo716/
Kongelo716/
Kagalla715/
Kainala714/
Kanalya714/
Kaigolo714/
Kagoulo714/
Kanaula713/
Kanayla713/
Kaggolo713/
Kagaala713/
Kanalah713/
Cagaloa712/
Canalho712/
Kagholo712/
Kanaláš712/
Khagala712/
Congalo712/
Kagalia711/
Kanalaa711/
Kanolos711/
Canalio711/
Caunalo711/
Kahangalha711/
Kaggala711/
Kanoolo711/
Kanáloš711/
Kamhalo711/
Kanalad711/
Kanalaş711/
Kaagolo711/
Qanealo711/
Gkanala711/
Canaloș711/
Canhalo711/
Kogallo711/
Kgagala711/
Kakgolo711/
Khongolo671,064/
Kongalla67496/
Kamngola67131/
Khangela67117/
Kang'ela6765/
Kang'ola6747/
Kanalash6722/
Kgakgala6722/
Kongholo6722/
Konalosh6719/
Cangoloz6718/
Kongolyo6718/
Kaanaala6715/
Kangolla6714/
Khannala6710/
Cangalla679/
Kagoulou679/
Cannallo678/
Kongollo676/
Kaigaala675/
Gkanalas675/
Koungala674/
Kannaila674/
Cangatla673/
Kautnala673/
Kagnalla673/
Khanalia672/
Kangoula672/
Kongolio672/
Kaynalat671/
Kaugalla671/
Kaugatla671/
Kaigalla671/
Kaggatla671/
Kong'olo671/
Kongaala671/
Konggala671/
Konngala671/
Cangelio671/
Khagalat671/
Kashgala671/
Kannalat671/
Kanhoolo671/
Koongolo671/
Koingolo671/
Kongolou671/
Canaglio671/
Cangalad671/
Khamgala671/
Kongoloa671/
Kanghola671/
Kamgalia671/
Gqangala671/
Canhalos671/
Kanhalad671/
Kannalah671/
Khongala671/
Khanhala671/
Khanalla671/
Khanaula671/
Kaunalla671/

Kangalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kangalo in the Hindi language
कंगालोkangalo-
Kangalo in the Oriya language
କାାେଲାkaaela-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kangalo
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