Kinela Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kinela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2221:9,1562,068
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kinela (37) may also be a first name.

Kinela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinela is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 876,631st most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. Kinela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kinela live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 222 people, or 1 in 9,156. In Lesotho it is most common in: Maseru District, where 85 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 8 percent reside and Berea District, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Latvia, where 6 percent reside.

Kinela Last Name Statistics demography

Kinela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.2% less than the national average, earning R 58,932 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingela92183/
Kinelya923/
Kinelay922/
Kionela921/
Kineela921/
Kinaela921/
Khinela921/
Kinelea920/
Kinesla920/
Kingella864/
Kingelay861/
Qinela83546/
Kinala83193/
Kinele83134/
Kenela8347/
Kinila8323/
Kunela8317/
Kinola8316/
Cinela8313/
Kinely833/
Kinelo833/
Kineli833/
Kinehella801/
Kengela771,836/
Kinealy77324/
Kingila77170/
Kingele77133/
Chinela7777/
Qhinela7766/
Kinetli7751/
Gkinala7743/
Quinela7736/
Kunnela7735/
Kinilau7728/
Kenelia7727/
Cainela7724/
Kinolia7721/
Kainola7718/
Kiniola778/
Koinala778/
Kinalea777/
Gcinela777/
Kinolau776/
Kuneela774/
Kainele774/
Kainala774/
Kinaila774/
Kinalau773/
Kainila773/
Kingely773/
Keinola772/
Cinelia771/
Keinala771/
Kenelay771/
Kienele771/
Kinalia771/
Kignele771/
Kingeli771/
Kingelo771/
Hqinela771/
Kginele771/
Kkinola771/
Kineely770/
Kineler770/
Kenesla770/
Kineley770/
Kinilay770/
Keineele7161/
Cainiela7154/
Kingaila7134/
Kengelea7127/
Kaingila7122/
Kyongela7122/
Kinaalya715/
Khengela715/
Kuingila714/
Kineally712/
Chineila712/
Kiongeli711/
Kainyola711/
Kinealey711/
Kingeley711/
Keynesla711/
Kaingele711/
Kinohlea711/
Quiniela711/
Kainolla711/
Kineisly710/
Kenala671,129/
Kunala671,066/
Kenely67201/
Kinolo6797/
Kinalo6778/
Kunila6767/
Cineli6756/
Kenola6728/
Kinili6722/
Kunola6717/
Keneli6715/
Kinilo6712/
Kenele6711/
Kinjle6710/
Kenila678/
Qinelo677/
Cinele673/
Cinila673/
Cenela672/
Cinelo672/
Kyongelia671/
Qenela671/
Kainallah671/
Kinyle670/
Kinily670/

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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 Kinela
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