Kanyakwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kanyakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kanyakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyakwa is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyakwa is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyakwa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kanyakwa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 50 percent live and Makueni County, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanjakwa | 88 | 18 | / |
| Kanyagwa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kanyangwa | 82 | 293 | / |
| Kanyang'wa | 78 | 261 | / |
| Khanyangwa | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kanyangwai | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kanyangway | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanjagwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyagwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanyagba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyangwai | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kanyanghway | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kanyangwe | 71 | 219 | / |
| Kanyangba | 71 | 45 | / |
| Kanyinkwe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kanyengwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanjangwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kganyagwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjaukwe | 71 | 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 Kanyakwa
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