Kanyale Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kanyale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Kanyale (11) may also be a first name.

Kanyale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyale (Hindi: कन्याल) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanyale.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanyale is the 908,336th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The surname Kanyale occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyale reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Kanyale is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanyale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyale in the Hindi language
कन्यालkan'yala-

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