Kanukwa Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kanukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 40 | 1:1,154,498 | 35,000 |
Kanukwa Demographics
Kanukwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanukwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanukwa is found most in Kenya. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanukwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanukwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanukwa is the 3,100,440th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanukwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanukwa is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,154,498. In Kenya Kanukwa is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 85 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 10 percent reside and Machakos County, where 3 percent reside.
Kanukwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanunkwa | 93 | 34 | / |
| Kanikwa | 86 | 28 | / |
| Kanugwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanokwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanukwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kainikwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kaanugwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanigwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanugwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanikua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanugua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniqua | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanhokwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Konokwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhungwe | 63 | 15 | / |
| Kanunngwe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canoukkua | 63 | 0 | / |
| Kenigwa | 57 | 4 | / |
| Canigua | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kanoghwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kanuigbo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kanaughby | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanukwa
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