Kahianyu Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahianyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kahianyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kahianyu (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kahianyu Demographics

Kahianyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kahianyu Last Name Facts

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

Kahianyu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahianyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahianyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kahianyu is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Kahianyu is most numerous in: Nyeri County, where 86 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 4 percent live and Muranga County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live.

Kahianyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kahianyu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kihianyu8814/
Kahainyu881/
Kainyu861,518/
Kienyu712/
Keanyu711/
Kainju711/
Kaunyu711/
Khainju6724/
Kayinju6715/
Kijanju674/
Kayanhu671/
Kiyaniu671/
Kienyuh671/
Kayunyu671/
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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 Kahianyu
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