Kanyambe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kanyambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanyambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyambe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyambe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyambe is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyambe are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,264,275. In Zambia Kanyambe is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 43 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyamba | 88 | 804 | / |
| Kanyambi | 88 | 700 | / |
| Kanyombe | 88 | 215 | / |
| Konyambe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kanyanbe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanjambe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanjambeu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanyahamba | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kanyambaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanjamba | 75 | 102 | / |
| Kanyanve | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kaniamba | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kanjombe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanyomba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kaniombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounjambe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanayomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangiombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyahanbi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Canjamba | 63 | 2,566 | / |
| Kanjombi | 63 | 185 | / |
| Konyombi | 63 | 27 | / |
| Kanjomba | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kaniombi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kongiambi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Khanjanbi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keinyahanbi | 53 | 183 | / |
| Kanyonvi | 50 | 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 Kanyambe
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