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

Chanyisa is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chanyisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname Chanyisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chanyisa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

The last name Chanyisa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 159,241. In Kenya Chanyisa is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 70 percent live, Kakamega County, where 25 percent live and Nairobi County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya Chanyisa occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Chanyisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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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