Kanuya Surname
Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname
Kanuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,451 | 1:36,486 | 4,243 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanuya (39) may also be a first name.
Kanuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanuya (Marathi: कांउया) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanuya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanuya? popularity and diffusion
Kanuya is the 267,663rd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,994,891 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanuya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanuya is also the 1,637,361st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 39 people.
The last name Kanuya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,451 people, or 1 in 36,486. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 83 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanuya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanuya in the Marathi language | ||
| कांउया | kamuya | - |
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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 Kanuya
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