Wanjal Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanjal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanjal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya901:513,11025,838
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wanjal (11) may also be a first name.

Wanjal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanjal (Marathi: वांजोळ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanjal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Wanjal occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Wanjal live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

Wanjal is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 513,110. In Kenya Wanjal is most prevalent in: Trans Nzoia County, where 94 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Wanjal exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanjale92459/
Wanjhal921/
Wandjale861/
Banjal83317/
Vanjal8358/
Wanzal8324/
Wanjol8312/
Wanhal8311/
Wanial833/
Wansal832/
Wagnal830/
Vanjale772,755/
Waniale77669/
Wanyale77106/
Wangial7764/
Wanzale7742/
Wansale7739/
Vanjhal7738/
Wagnall7721/
Banjhal7715/
Wanhial7712/
Wanjole7711/
Vainjal775/
Banjaul774/
Bainjal772/
Wanhyal772/
Wanhall772/
Wagnail771/
Wonjale771/
Vanjaal771/
Wanshal771/
Wanchal771/
Wansall770/
Wainshal7110/
Wansaale718/
Vainjale715/
Wanyaale713/
Banajhal713/
Wondjale711/
Wainsale711/
Wainiale711/
Vanajhal711/
Vannjale711/
Vanjhale711/
Bansal67182,654/
Vansal673,058/
Banyal671,617/
Banzal67680/
Vanhal67273/
Vanjol67178/
Vanzal67133/
Banial67120/
Vanial6722/
Vanyal6716/
Venjal6711/
Wangehall676/
Uanyal673/
Banjol673/
Vaneal672/
Wansol672/
Bonjal671/
Wanyol671/
Waynehall671/
Vancal671/
Wamsal670/

Wanjal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wanjal in the Marathi language
वांजोळvanjola57.14
वंजाळvanjala28.57
वांजळvanjala14.29

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wanjal
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis