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) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanyaga.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyaga is the 427,422nd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname Kanyaga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyaga live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 561 people, or 1 in 69,589. In Uganda Kanyaga is primarily concentrated in: Bulambuli District, where 68 percent live, Kapchorwa District, where 15 percent live and Sironko District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda Kanyaga occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
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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