Kanjela Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanjela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanjela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3651:43,4244,233
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanjela (13) may also be a first name.

Kanjela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanjela has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanjela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 744,013th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanjela reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 13 people.

Kanjela is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 43,424. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 32 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanjella939/
Kanjeela932/
Khanjela932/
Kangela865,414/
Kanjeli861,273/
Kansela86892/
Kanyela86626/
Kanjele86626/
Kanjila86258/
Kanjelo86106/
Kaniela8621/
Konjela863/
Kancela862/
Kanzela862/
Kanjely861/
Kenjela861/
Khanyela80129/
Khangela80117/
Khanjila80109/
Kandjila8058/
Khonjela807/
Kangella806/
Kaunjila804/
Kandjelo804/
Kanjilia803/
Kanseela802/
Kanjelli801/
Kanjilai801/
Kanijeli801/
Kondjela801/
Konjella801/
Kanyelaa801/
Kanyella801/
Candjela801/
Kanzeela801/
Kachenjelah781/
Kasensela7521/
Kanchetla7510/
Kahanjele752/
Kanchesla751/
Kanchhela751/
Kandziela751/
Khaunjeli751/
Khanseela751/
Cancela718,555/
Cangela716,814/
Kansila712,746/
Canjila712,564/
Kangele711,846/
Kongela71633/
Kangila71488/
Kanyele71434/
Konsela7161/
Kanzila7150/
Kangeli7143/
Kangelo7140/
Konzela7131/
Cansela7124/
Konxela7124/
Canzela7121/
Kanjile7120/
Kanyelo7119/
Kachengela7117/
Kanjili7116/
Caniela7115/
Kachinjila7111/
Konyela7111/
Kanyila718/
Konjele716/
Kanjilo714/
Kancila712/
Kangely711/
Kanyeli711/
Kachensela711/
Kanselo711/
Kamżela711/
Koniela711/
Konjeli711/
Konjila711/
Canyela711/
Kanjily711/
Canchela67774/
Cancelas67678/
Khansila67459/
Khanzila67280/
Konselga67127/
Kongelai67117/
Kondjila6798/
Khongela6787/
Kamzelas6779/
Kainzila6764/
Cainiela6754/
Caniella6751/
Canielas6749/
Kancilia6745/
Khaniele6744/
Konseela6724/
Kaingila6722/
Kanssila6710/
Kangelos679/
Khanyele676/
Cangella675/
Kangielo674/
Candjila674/
Kanhelli673/
Khanyila673/
Canyella673/
Khangeli673/
Cancelia673/
Kamseela673/
Kanielle672/
Kanyiola672/
Khonzela672/
Khanyelo672/
Kamzelya671/
Kansilia671/
Kangelli671/
Kangilya671/
Kanyelli671/
Kanyieli671/
Kanyilga671/
Konyella671/
Kongella671/
Konjelli671/
Canselas671/
Khamjeli671/
Khangila671/
Kaingele671/
Kansilga671/
Kandjilo671/
Koniella671/
Canehila671/
Cangelas671/
Canielaz671/
Kanyilea671/
Khanyeli671/
Khangele671/
Khanjile671/
Khamsela671/
Khonxela671/
Kanielly671/
Kamsiela671/

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