Kanyaga Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Kanyaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 561 | 1:69,589 | 7,753 |
| Tanzania | 212 | 1:249,725 | 20,187 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kanyaga (10) may also be a first name.
Kanyaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyaga (Russian: Каняга) is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyaga is the 427,422nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyaga are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanyaga is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename at a global level, held by 10 people.
The last name Kanyaga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 69,589. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bulambuli District, where 68 percent are found, Kapchorwa District, where 15 percent are found and Sironko District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kanyaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanyaga in the Russian language | ||
| Каняга | kanaga | - |
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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 Kanyaga
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