Kanukayi Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanukayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanukayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kanukayi (96) may also be a first name.

Kanukayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanukayi is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanukayi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kanukayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanukayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kanukayi is also the 968,397th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname Kanukayi is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 73 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 9 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

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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 Kanukayi
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