Kanyaha Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kanyaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Kanyaha (18) may also be a first name.
Kanyaha Demographics
Kanyaha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyaha is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyaha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyaha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyaha is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name in the world, held by 18 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kasese District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Kanyaha is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 25 percent reside.
Kanyaha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Kanyaha
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