Kanyalu Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanyalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Kanyalu (100) may also be a first name.

Kanyalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyalu is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyalu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyalu live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyalu is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 100 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania Kanyalu is most prevalent in: Pwani Region, where 51 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 39 percent are found and Mtwara Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyalau936/
Kanyolu8611/
Canyolu7130/
Kamjalu711/
Kanholu711/
Kanioğlu6755/
Kaneoulou631/
Kanehoulou591/
Konjolu571/
Cangiolu5368/
Canioğlu534/
Kougnolou502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kanyalu
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