Khanyile Surname

10,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Khanyile Surname User-submission:

The surname Khanyile originated in Zimbabwe. It means 'light has shown' or 'one of the light'.

Khanyile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa53,0811:1,02191
Swaziland1,1871:1,094144
England741:752,94741,527
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Khanyile (2,086) may also be a first name.

Khanyile Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Khanyile originated in Zimbabwe. It means 'light has shown' or 'one of the light'.

- anelekay

Khanyile Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khanyile occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khanyile? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,350th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,031 people. The last name Khanyile is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khanyile are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 164,860th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,086 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 53,081 people, or 1 in 1,021. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Khanyile Last Name Statistics demography

Khanyile earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.9% less than the national average, earning R 145,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanyilie942/
Kahanyile941/
Khanyille941/
Khanyilee941/
Khanyiele941/
Kanyile931,890/
Khaniele8844/
Kganyile8832/
Khanyele886/
Kahnyile884/
Khonyile884/
Khanyila883/
Chanyile882/
Khanhile882/
Kanyilea881/
Kaanyile881/
Khanjile881/
Kanyilei881/
Kanyili805,471/
Kanyele80434/
Kanjile8020/
Honyile8017/
Kanyila808/
Konyile802/
Janyile801/
Hanyele801/
Haniele801/
Qanyile801/
Khanyela75129/
Khanjila75109/
Hanyilai7535/
Kanyilli7517/
Kanielle752/
Quanyile751/
Khonyele751/
Khangele751/
Khanyeli751/
Hanjiles751/
Kanyieli751/
Jhaniele751/
Kgangeile7110/
Kahanjele712/
Chaniiele711/
Kangele671,846/
Kanyela67626/
Kanjele67626/
Kanjila67258/
Hanhele67156/
Hangele6731/
Koniile6731/
Kaniela6721/
Kanjili6716/
Konyele6716/
Hanyeli6712/
Janiele6711/
Hanjele6710/
Hanjili672/
Konyili671/
Kanyeli671/
Kanjily671/

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