Kanyala Surname

52,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kanyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso7,4561:2,461338
Tanzania1,2211:43,3594,925
Thailand4801:147,16323,197
Zambia2541:62,4015,595
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
India131:59,005,029552,550
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanyala (166) may also be a first name.

Kanyala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyala (Hindi: कांयला, Marathi: हैयालाल) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 52,419th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 746,598 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanyala reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanyala is also the 710,504th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 166 people.

The last name Kanyala is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 7,456 people, or 1 in 2,461. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 85 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanyala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyala in the Marathi language
हैयालालhaiyalala-
Kanyala in the Hindi language
कांयलाkanyala50
कन्यालाkan'yala50

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Footnotes

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