Kaanyi Surname
Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname
Kaanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,558 | 1:15,262 | 2,403 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Kaanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaanyi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaanyi? popularity and diffusion
Kaanyi is the 167,924th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,830,115 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaanyi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 2,558 people, or 1 in 15,262. In Uganda Kaanyi is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 38 percent reside, Budaka District, where 29 percent reside and Pallisa District, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Kaanyi
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