Kaninji Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Kaninji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 363 | 1:203,525 | 20,281 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Kaninji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaninji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaninji occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaninji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kaninji is the 731,961st most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaninji reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 363 people, or 1 in 203,525. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kaninji is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanindji | 93 | 27 | / |
| Kanionji | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanienji | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaningi | 86 | 369 | / |
| Kanenji | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kaninie | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanunji | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kaninje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kainingi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kanyonji | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kanienie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kangenji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanunji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanunjai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanienzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaninsai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kagninsie | 75 | 6 | / |
| Khaninchi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounindji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanenje | 71 | 300 | / |
| Kanunje | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kaninge | 71 | 59 | / |
| Koningi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kaninza | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaninye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Konincj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaninsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kougnindji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koninsi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caninje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyonje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanienze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kannenje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanuince | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouninzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauninge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koningei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koninshi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kaninji
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis