Kanyangala Surname
Approximately 3,001 people bear this surname
Kanyangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,255 | 1:13,641 | 2,125 |
| DR Congo | 1,238 | 1:59,677 | 7,129 |
| Zambia | 506 | 1:31,324 | 3,214 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanyangala (297) may also be a first name.
Kanyangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyangala is found most in Malawi. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyangala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 147,517th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,428,373 people. The last name Kanyangala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyangala live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 511,663rd most commonly used given name globally It is held by 297 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Barring Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and Zambia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyagala | 95 | 51 | / |
| Kanyangale | 90 | 656 | / |
| Kanyangali | 90 | 41 | / |
| Kaniangala | 90 | 27 | / |
| Kanjangala | 90 | 16 | / |
| Kanyanalap | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kanjagala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanyongola | 80 | 103 | / |
| Kanjanalap | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanyangole | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanyanolla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canhangala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniangali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjangaile | 76 | 4 | / |
| Kanyogola | 74 | 8 | / |
| Kanyongolo | 70 | 748 | / |
| Kanyongole | 70 | 2 | / |
| Canianola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanjagolo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanhogola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konjagala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Caniagallo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kanjogolo | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Kanyangala
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