Kanyela Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Kanyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 349 | 1:211,689 | 20,903 |
| Tanzania | 265 | 1:199,780 | 17,053 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanyela (86) may also be a first name.
Kanyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyela is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanyela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 520,022nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. Kanyela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyela reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 86 people.
The surname Kanyela is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 349 people, or 1 in 211,689. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Kanyela
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