Kanhema Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanhema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanhema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5701:27,0854,163
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Kanhema (21) may also be a first name.

Kanhema Last Name Facts

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

Kanhema is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanhema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanhema is the 546,286th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 12,436,085 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanhema are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most common forename world-wide, held by 21 people.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 570 people, or 1 in 27,085. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 59 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanema926,537/
Kaniema86150/
Kaneema8637/
Kanemma8618/
Khanema8610/
Kanemah869/
Kanemai867/
Kanhama865/
Kainema865/
Kaneama863/
Kangema863/
Kanaema863/
Kanemaa862/
Kaunema861/
Kamhema861/
Kanhoma861/
Kannema861/
Kanemat861/
Kaenema861/
Kanhima861/
Kanhmau861/
Kaanema861/
Kannemma80161/
Kanahama806/
Kaainema804/
Konehema801/
Khanahma801/
Kanniema801/
Kanama7721,246/
Kenema775,257/
Kanima773,537/
Kanoma77612/
Kaneme77289/
Canema7779/
Kanyma7736/
Kanemi7733/
Kanemy7729/
Kanemo7728/
Konema7714/
Khaneemat751/
Keneema713,972/
Kainama713,157/
Khanama71967/
Kanimoa71804/
Kanyoma71535/
Kenhama71247/
Kanimay71237/
Kanhamo71199/
Kannama71184/
Kanaama71134/
Kanamma71112/
Canaema7158/
Kanimah7147/
Kongema7141/
Kanamai7139/
Kaynama7133/
Kanomea7128/
Keenema7125/
Kangemi7123/
Kanamah7120/
Kenemah7119/
Kanimea7117/
Kangeme7114/
Konemai7113/
Kanamau717/
Kaanama717/
Kanayma716/
Kangemo716/
Khonema716/
Canhama715/
Kanamay715/
Kanieme714/
Keneuma714/
Kahnama713/
Canemat713/
Kainemo713/
Kanimma712/
Kanomai712/
Kaniemo711/
Konemma711/
Kaneumi711/
Kahnheimer711/
Kenoema711/
Kenemma711/
Keinema711/
Kanuima711/
Konhmai711/
Khanima711/
Khanoma711/
Kannamma67995/
Kenahama67306/
Kainiemi6777/
Kanemägi6770/
Khanamah6738/
Kainomaa6732/
Khanimah679/
Kanimaya677/
Khanamai677/
Keatnima675/
Kannamah674/
Kainyoma673/
Kannemer672/
Kaanaama672/
Khanamma671/
Kanaamma671/
Kannimma671/
Kanemepp671/
Kkanhamo671/
Keneemaa671/
Keneemma671/
Khainama671/
Keeneema671/
Kagnemou671/
Kkanamma671/
Kkanimma671/
Kaainama671/
Kounhama671/
Canaemai671/

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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 Kanhema
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