Kanyelele Surname
Approximately 851 people bear this surname
Kanyelele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 554 | 1:95,562 | 9,509 |
| Zambia | 155 | 1:102,258 | 8,141 |
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Zimbabwe | 39 | 1:395,852 | 35,770 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
Kanyelele (89) may also be a first name.
Kanyelele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyelele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyelele occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyelele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 410,325th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,563,509 people. The surname Kanyelele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyelele reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanyelele is also the 1,011,231st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 89 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 95,562. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 49 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 35 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanyelele | 95 | 156 | / |
| Kanyelela | 89 | 196 | / |
| Kangelele | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kunyelele | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kinyelele | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeleli | 89 | 2 | / |
| Khanylele | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanyelile | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanlele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khanyeleli | 84 | 74 | / |
| Khunyelele | 84 | 7 | / |
| Kanelela | 82 | 14 | / |
| Kanyelal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanalele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanlel | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kunyalele | 78 | 62 | / |
| Kanayelal | 78 | 8 | / |
| Konyalele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanhyelal | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanilel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanylal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanelal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khunyalele | 74 | 38 | / |
| Khunyelelo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khunyolele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kaune Leal | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanolelo | 71 | 289 | / |
| Kanyalal | 71 | 90 | / |
| Kinalele | 71 | 80 | / |
| Kanalelo | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kanhelal | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kanalela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyhlal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhlela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenelale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caneleal | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanyilili | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kanhalelo | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kanayalal | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kaneyalal | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kanhyalal | 67 | 25 | / |
| Khanelwal | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kainyalal | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaniyalal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanlal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanlol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kain Leal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyalali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyahlal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniyalil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhaylal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyalal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunlel | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanyelele
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