Kanyagia Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyagia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyagia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2341:197,35014,473
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kanyagia (14) may also be a first name.

Kanyagia Last Name Facts

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

Kanyagia is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyagia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,052,587th most numerous last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. Kanyagia is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanyagia live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 197,350. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Muranga County, where 56 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 15 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 15 percent are found. Barring Kenya Kanyagia exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Kanyagia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyaiah881/
Kanyaa861,500/
Kanyayi80607/
Kanyaya8029/
Kanyaha8016/
Kanyaji809/
Kanyaja803/
Kanjaia802/
Khanyaha7561/
Kanagiou7517/
Kanyayat754/
Khanyaya753/
Kanajiay751/
Kanyajit751/
Khanyayi751/
Kanjaiah751/
Kaunyayi751/
Kanyua713,697/
Kanjai71213/
Kanyea71119/
Kanyie7145/
Konyaa7123/
Kanyae7111/
Kanaiyaji714/
Kanaujiay713/
Kanyay712/
Kanyoa712/
Kanyij711/
Kanesaiah711/
Kanyaj711/
Kahanyaja711/
Kanjiya67378/
Kanjaya67302/
Kangnoi67213/
Keanyie6799/
Kanyuha6789/
Kangeya6776/
Kanyayo6767/
Kanyeya6760/
Kaneoya6756/
Canjaia6750/
Konyaei6747/
Kanyiji6734/
Khanjai6732/
Kanyoyi6728/
Kangeji6727/
Konyhai6724/
Kangiou6716/
Kanyeah6712/
Kanhayi6711/
Kanjoia677/
Kanyaye676/
Kanhaii675/
Kanjoya675/
Kaniiya675/
Kanyiya674/
Kaanyie673/
Kaniaya673/
Khanyie673/
Kanyeas672/
Kanyoya672/
Kanjhai672/
Kanyuya672/
Konyayi672/
Konyaha671/
Kanjeya671/
Kanjayi671/
Kanjaio671/
Kaymjai671/
Kanyiye671/
Kanyuji671/
Kanjaji671/
Kanyeha671/
Kanjaja671/
Kanihai671/
Kaunjai671/
Kanjuya671/
Kaniyoa671/
Qanyaha671/
Kanyoji671/
Kaniaji671/
Kanyeji671/
Kanyaou671/
Kanyaje671/

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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 Kanyagia
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