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
The surname Kanyangala is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyangala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 147,517th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,428,373 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyangala are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kanyangala is also the 511,663rd most widely held given name internationally, held by 297 people.
The last name Kanyangala is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 13,641. Beside Malawi Kanyangala occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Zambia, where 17 percent are found.
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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