Kanyake Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kanyake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanyake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyake is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyake? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyake is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyake reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanyake is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 50 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyaker | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoke | 86 | 973 | / |
| Kanyaka | 86 | 683 | / |
| Kanhake | 86 | 566 | / |
| Kaniake | 86 | 37 | / |
| Kanyaki | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kaneake | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanjauke | 80 | 184 | / |
| Kanyakit | 80 | 84 | / |
| Khanyaka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanyaaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiake | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannyaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaunyaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyakuj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyahaki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoka | 71 | 3,987 | / |
| Kanjaka | 71 | 612 | / |
| Kaniaka | 71 | 75 | / |
| Konyaki | 71 | 19 | / |
| Konyaka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kaniaki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanyoki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canyaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konhake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanhoke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyokie | 67 | 22 | / |
| Canyakis | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khanjaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhakui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhakij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyoki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaqui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneakai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanyake
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis