Inyanje Surname
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
Inyanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 797 | 1:57,942 | 5,729 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Inyanje (96) may also be a first name.
Inyanje Demographics
Inyanje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Inyanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inyanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inyanje occurs most in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Inyanje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 430,251st most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,098,060 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Inyanje live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 968,397th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 96 people.
Inyanje is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 797 people, or 1 in 57,942. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 41 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 23 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya Inyanje is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Inyanje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Inyanje last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyanji | 86 | 542 | / |
| Inyange | 86 | 60 | / |
| Inyanja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Enyanje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Injanje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ginyanye | 80 | 9 | / |
| Jinyange | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ginyange | 80 | 5 | / |
| Inyangi | 71 | 64 | / |
| Enyange | 71 | 51 | / |
| Ainyanechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enyanche | 67 | 107 | / |
| Inyanchi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enyanechi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Enyanchez | 63 | 1 | / |
| Enyonge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Enyangi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Iniangi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Enianye | 57 | 1 | / |
| Inionge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Enyanyaa | 53 | 7 | / |
| Enyanihi | 53 | 2 | / |
| Esgnagne | 53 | 1 | / |
| Eniohanye | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Inyanje
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