Inyani Surname

293,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Inyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Inyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2151:32,1314,323
Kenya751:615,73228,396
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Inyani (2,036) may also be a first name.

Inyani Last Name Facts

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

Inyani occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Inyani.

How Common Is The Last Name Inyani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,013th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,588,609 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Inyani reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Inyani is also the 167,264th most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 2,036 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 32,131. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Adjumani District, where 62 percent reside, Moyo District, where 32 percent reside and Amuru District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ginyani92314/
Inyangi9264/
Inyaniy9218/
Ainyani926/
Inyanyi925/
Einyani923/
Inyaani922/
Ginyanyi86129/
Inyangai8610/
Hinyanyi865/
Ginyangi861/
Injani83379/
Inyany83266/
Inhani8399/
Inyana8395/
Ignani8320/
Unyani8318/
Inyane834/
Enyani834/
Jnyani834/
Inyanj831/
Ignagni77427/
Inyange7760/
Hunyani7737/
Injiani7723/
Inianyi7710/
Ginyane775/
Genyani774/
Ginjani774/
Inyomni774/
Jinjani773/
Inyanna773/
Inyonyi772/
Inhaini771/
Jiniani771/
Iniangi771/
Ionyane771/
Enyanyi771/
Yinjani771/
Enyangi771/
Aineani771/
Aignani771/
Yinyany771/
Hinyana771/
Ainyoni771/
Ignanis771/
Injamni771/
Ingianni71536/
Jinjiani71179/
Giniangi7127/
Jinyange717/
Ginyange715/
Inajhani713/
Inhijani711/
Jinjaani711/
Ginjaani711/
Enyangai711/
Ignane67174/
Eneani67142/
Unjani6756/
Injana6746/
Iniana6737/
Enyoni6731/
Enyane679/
Injane678/
Ignoni675/
Inhane674/
Enjani674/
Inyone671/
Ignatnich671/
Enyana671/
Ynyanh671/

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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 Inyani
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