Inyanji Surname
Approximately 542 people bear this surname
Inyanji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 536 | 1:86,157 | 7,836 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Inyanji (381) may also be a first name.
Inyanji Demographics
Inyanji Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Inyanji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inyanji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Inyanji is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Inyanji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Inyanji? popularity and diffusion
Inyanji is the 579,404th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. The last name Inyanji occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Inyanji live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Inyanji is also the 444,187th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 381 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 86,157. In Kenya Inyanji is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Kenya Inyanji occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Inyanji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyanje | 86 | 801 | / |
| Inyangi | 86 | 64 | / |
| Inyanja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Inyanchi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Inyange | 71 | 60 | / |
| Enyanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enyangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Injanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Iniangi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ainyanechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ginyanye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jinyange | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ginyange | 67 | 5 | / |
| Enyanihi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enyanechi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Enyange | 57 | 51 | / |
| Injongi | 57 | 34 | / |
| Enyongi | 57 | 21 | / |
| Enyanche | 53 | 107 | / |
| Enyanyaa | 53 | 7 | / |
| Enyanchez | 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 Inyanji
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