Kainji Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kainji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kainji (13) may also be a first name.
Kainji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kainji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kainji is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kainji? popularity and diffusion
Kainji is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kainji reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kainji is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth, held by 13 people.
The last name Kainji is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Kainji is most common in: Nasarawa, where 75 percent reside and Osun, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Kainji is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Kenya, where 17 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
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- 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 Kainji
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