Kanyal Surname

143,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kanyal Surname User-submission:

The Kanyal surname comes from the Kanyal river, Nepal. Several their clans migrated to Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

Kanyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9951:256,11514,794
Pakistan371:4,828,21331,875
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England81:6,964,757184,742
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Kanýal (1) are calculated separately.

Kanyal (54) may also be a first name.

Kanyal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kanyal surname comes from the Kanyal river, Nepal. Several their clans migrated to Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

- ayushkanyal

Kanyal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyal (Hindi: कन्याल, Marathi: कन्याल) occurs most in India. It can be found in the variant forms: Kanýal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanyal is the 143,805th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,356,904 people. The surname Kanyal occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanyal are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 54 people.

The last name Kanyal is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 2,995 people, or 1 in 256,115. In India Kanyal is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 54 percent live, Karnataka, where 17 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Outside of India this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanýal941/
Kannyal9213/
Khanyal9213/
Kasnyal9210/
Kanyaal921/
Kanaiyal866/
Khanyale861/
Kainyale861/
Kanyahal861/
Kamnyale861/
Khanyahl861/
Kanjal83313/
Konyal83107/
Kanial8388/
Canyal836/
Kanhaiyal8038/
Khanyaleh801/
Kanjale77213/
Kanihal7741/
Khanjal7713/
Kaniale7712/
Konyalı774/
Kannial773/
Kanjial772/
Khanial772/
Kanayol771/
Koinyal771/
Catnyal771/
Kagnale771/
Canyale771/
Kahnjal771/
Kanhaiyaal751/
Kangnale71526/
Kainjale7128/
Khanjale714/
Kannihal711/
Kainayol711/
Keanjale711/
Keinyahal67110/
Canial6755/
Kanjol6728/
Caneal6727/
Konial6723/
Canyol6720/
Khanajhol676/
Kamjal672/
Kaneol671/
Kognal671/
Kanyolowa671/
Kannihall671/
Canhal671/

Kanyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyal in the Hindi language
कन्यालkan'yala94.64
सिंहsinha2.14
कंयालkanyala0.97
कंयलkanyala0.78
कनयालkanayala0.49
कान्यालkan'yala0.29
कन्यलkan'yala0.1
कानयालkanayala0.1
काण्यलkanyala0.1
कयालkayala0.1
Kanyal in the Marathi language
कन्यालkan'yala25.48
कान्याळkan'yala22.39
कन्याळkan'yala16.99
यालyala9.27
कान्kan4.63
कान्यालkan'yala3.86
याळyala3.47
कण्यालkanyala3.09
कन्kan3.09
कांयालkanyala2.32
कनईkana'i0.77
कमलाkamala0.77

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