Kahunyo Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahunyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahunyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2801:164,92812,778
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kahunyo (12) may also be a first name.

Kahunyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahunyo is most common in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahunyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahunyo are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 164,928. In Kenya Kahunyo is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent live, Nakuru County, where 26 percent live and Nyeri County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Kahunyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahunya86135/
Kahonyo865/
Kahusny861/
Kahuunya801/
Kaouny771/
Kaonyo771/
Kahonyi71120/
Kahouni7156/
Kahunja7115/
Kahunia7113/
Kahusni7110/
Cahunho714/
Kahoune712/
Kahonya712/
Keahuna711/
Kayonyo711/
Kahuuna711/
Kahuine711/
Kahunii711/
Kahunna711/
Kaony674/
Kahoonay673/
Kohounho672/
Kaahunui671/
Kahonjya671/
Kahungia671/
Kahienya671/
Kahon'yi671/

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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 Kahunyo
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