Kuyela Surname
Approximately 3,560 people bear this surname
Kuyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,789 | 1:18,982 | 2,416 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Zambia | 358 | 1:44,274 | 4,291 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Kuyela (777) may also be a first name.
Kuyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuyela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kuyela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuyela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kuyela is the 127,437th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,047,063 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kuyela reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kuyela is also the 294,392nd most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 777 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,789 people, or 1 in 18,982. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 37 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 27 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Kuyela
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