Kengele Surname

99,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kengele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kengele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,7361:27,0033,384
Tanzania1,9101:27,7183,336
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
Namibia391:61,7806,931
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kengele (228) may also be a first name.

Kengele Last Name Facts

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

Kengele is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kengele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kengele is the 99,020th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,522,998 people. The surname Kengele is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kengele are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 594,918th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 228 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,736 people, or 1 in 27,003. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Kengele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaengele93338/
Kiengele93164/
Khengele9366/
Kenguele9346/
Kengelea9327/
Keng'ele931/
Kengle921,523/
Kenele9211/
Kngele921/
Koengelea881/
Kengela861,836/
Kengale86685/
Keneley86217/
Kingele86133/
Kengeli8618/
Kengole8611/
Kenyele865/
Qengele865/
Keneale861/
Kienele861/
Kenjele861/
Kencele861/
Kenelei860/
Kenealey8064/
Keineele8061/
King'ele8040/
Kengelli8032/
Kinguele8014/
Kenseley808/
Kenghale807/
Chengele805/
Kienzele804/
Kenngale802/
Kenielle802/
Keneille801/
Keng'ale801/
Kenseler801/
Kaengale801/
Kingeley801/
Kenchele801/
Kaingele801/
Keng'ole801/
Keeneley800/
Kenehley800/
Keneuley800/
Kenettle800/
Keehnele800/
Kenely77201/
Kinele77134/
Kenzle7799/
Kenela7747/
Kenjle7737/
Keneli7715/
Kingle7711/
Kenile775/
Kngale772/
Kensle770/
Knngle770/
Keendjele75577/
Kenealley752/
Kenndjele751/
Quenguele751/
Kingeslee750/
Kenealy712,010/
Kinyele71630/
Kingole71201/
Kingela71183/
Keniley7185/
Kengali7165/
Kingile7150/
Kingale7130/
Kenelia7127/
Cingele7125/
Kinsele7118/
Kenhely7116/
Kenyela7114/
Kensela717/
Kenzeli717/
Keanely716/
Kenceli716/
Cengile716/
Kinzele715/
Keneely714/
Kainele714/
Kengila714/
Kingely713/
Kenshel712/
Cengeli712/
Kincele712/
Kengili712/
Kenoile712/
Kenelay711/
Kengoli711/
Kenjeli711/
Khngale711/
Chenele711/
Keniler711/
Kenelio711/
Kenjela711/
Kenyler711/
Kenzela711/
Kignele711/
Kingeli711/
Künzele711/
Qenyele711/
Kencile711/
Kensile711/
Kginele711/
Kheneli711/
Kenjleh711/
Ceynele710/
Kineler710/
Kenoyle710/
Kineley710/
Kinelea710/
Kenesly710/
Keneily710/
Kingiela67584/
Keneally67575/
King'ole67138/
Kinseler67120/
Chingele67106/
Kinceler67102/
Kinzeler6776/
Chenzele6741/
Kinseley6740/
King'eli6739/
Chengeli6725/
Kinselle6710/
Quesnele678/
Kingjler677/
Kenisler676/
Cengelli673/
Chenjele672/
Kinselet672/
Kiongeli671/
Kenyella671/
Kienzeli671/
Kingelay671/
Kinsgely671/
Cenceile671/
Kinselea671/
Keannely671/
Kinshele671/
Kingaale671/
Künzeler671/
Khenyile671/
Qinggele671/
Kenchely671/
Khyneles671/
Kingalee670/
Kinggale670/
Kinchele670/
Kingesel670/
Keneisly670/
Kinceley670/
Kenittle670/
Kensiler670/
Kincelee670/
Kingoley670/
Quenesle670/
Kencesil670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kengele
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