Chanyisa Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chanyisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chanyisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2901:159,24112,530
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chanyisa (14) may also be a first name.

Chanyisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chanyisa is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanyisa? popularity and diffusion

Chanyisa is the 912,827th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. Chanyisa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chanyisa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chanyisa is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

Chanyisa is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 159,241. In Kenya Chanyisa is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 70 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Chanyisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Chanyisa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanyisa934/
Khanyisa8835/
Chanyesa881/
Canyissa881/
Khanyisha821/
Hanyisi8021/
Haniesa801/
Hanyise801/
Caniesa801/
Khanyisi75104/
Khanyiso7530/
Changesa754/
Khanyesa754/
Khanyise752/
Haniesah752/
Changesha711/
Canieso671,068/
Hangesa673/
Hanieza671/
Cañiesa671/
Canyeso671/
Hanyezi671/
Haniisi671/
Hanyesi671/

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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 Chanyisa
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