Khanyela Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Khanyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 120 | 1:16,938 | 3,631 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
Khanyela (29) may also be a first name.
Khanyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khanyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khanyela is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khanyela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,581,912th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khanyela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Khanyela is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 16,938. In Lesotho Khanyela is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 75 percent live, Berea District, where 16 percent live and Maseru District, where 8 percent live. Not including Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 7 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
- 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 Khanyela
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