Kinyala Surname

613,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3201:165,44314,671
Kenya1811:255,13817,241
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kinyala (15) may also be a first name.

Kinyala Last Name Facts

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

Kinyala is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 613,453rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

Kinyala is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 165,443. In Tanzania it is most common in: Morogoro Region, where 41 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 30 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Kinyala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kinyala surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyalla932/
Kinyali86230/
Kinjala86161/
Kinyale8621/
Kenyala862/
Kiniala861/
Kinyalo861/
Kinjalia803/
Kenyalla801/
Kinialea801/
Kainyale801/
Kenyalia801/
Kainyola801/
Kenyallah751/
Kinyahali751/
Kinjale711,153/
Kinealy71324/
Kiniale71228/
Kinyolo71121/
Cinyola7155/
Kinjalo7154/
Kinyoli7152/
Kinjali7130/
Kiniali7129/
Kiniola718/
Kenyali718/
Kignale716/
Kenjala714/
Kinyole713/
Kenyale712/
Kinhali711/
Kenhala711/
Chinjala671,339/
Kainjale6728/
Kenjalai6712/
Qinyatli674/
Kineally672/
Kinajole672/
Chinyola672/
Chinyale671/
Kineealy671/
Kinjalis671/
Kinealey671/
Kenjyali671/
Kenialla671/
Kenialia670/

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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 Kinyala
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