Kanyala Surname
Approximately 9,761 people bear this surname
Kanyala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 7,456 | 1:2,461 | 338 |
| Tanzania | 1,221 | 1:43,359 | 4,925 |
| Thailand | 480 | 1:147,163 | 23,197 |
| Zambia | 254 | 1:62,401 | 5,595 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanyala in the Marathi language | ||
| हैयालाल | haiyalala | - |
| Kanyala in the Hindi language | ||
| कांयला | kanyala | 50 |
| कन्याला | kan'yala | 50 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyala
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