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
Khanyela is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Khanyela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khanyela? popularity and diffusion
Khanyela is the 1,581,912th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Khanyela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khanyela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 29 people.
Khanyela is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 16,938. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 75 percent live, Berea District, where 16 percent live and Maseru District, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found 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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