Kanonya Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Kanonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 208 | 1:187,689 | 15,405 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kanonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanonya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanonya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,144,405th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanonya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kanonya is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 187,689. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 32 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Mukono District, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanoonya | 93 | 262 | / |
| Kangonya | 93 | 250 | / |
| Kannonya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kanonnya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanonia | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kananya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanganya | 80 | 239 | / |
| Khananya | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kangunya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kangonia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kangonyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanonjia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanganya | 75 | 680 | / |
| Kounounya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanganyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamnanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanongnai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangunnya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khananyah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaunganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kananja | 71 | 86 | / |
| Kanania | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kananyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanunja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanunha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canonja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kononia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kananujyay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanonio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canongia | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kanganja | 67 | 158 | / |
| Khanania | 67 | 145 | / |
| Kamhanya | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kannania | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kangonjo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kanganyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kangania | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cangonja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Koinonia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanungna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanooniaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamhonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanunjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khananja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanonhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konganya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canonias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainania | 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 Kanonya
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