Kanjeru Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kanjeru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanjeru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kanjeru Last Name Facts

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

Kanjeru is found most frequently in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanjeru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanjeru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kanjeru live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kanjeru is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 6,506,546. In Uganda Kanjeru is most numerous in: Isingiro District, where 17 percent reside, Kampala District, where 17 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 17 percent reside. Not including Uganda Kanjeru exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanjerau933/
Kandjeru931/
Kanjiru86367/
Kenjeru86231/
Kanzeru86158/
Kanyeru862/
Kangeru862/
Konjeru861/
Kangerud8011/
Kanyerus801/
Kanjairu801/
Kaniiru71160/
Kanyiru71103/
Kenyeru715/
Canseru711/
Kongerud6768/
Kaaniiru671/
Kasingiru631/
Kongiru571/

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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 Kanjeru
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