Kanyako Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Kanyako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Kanyako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyako occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyako? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Kanyako reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Bugiri District, where 41 percent are found, Busia District, where 41 percent are found and Budaka District, where 6 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 24 percent are found and Benin, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kganyako | 93 | 22 | / |
| Khanyako | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kganyakgo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kganyakho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaka | 86 | 683 | / |
| Kanyoko | 86 | 552 | / |
| Kanjako | 86 | 100 | / |
| Kanyakat | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kanjakko | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khanyaka | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanjjako | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanehako | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kganyaqo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Konyakou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannyaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaunyaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Konyashko | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanyhakat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kganyakga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoka | 71 | 3,987 | / |
| Kanjaka | 71 | 612 | / |
| Kaniaka | 71 | 75 | / |
| Konhako | 71 | 18 | / |
| Konyaka | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanioko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanjoko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kagnaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyoko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canyoko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koniakos | 67 | 41 | / |
| Koniakou | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kanjakat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaniakas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanyooka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanneaka | 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 Kanyako
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