Kanyame Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kanyame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kanyame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyame is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyame? popularity and diffusion
Kanyame is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Kanyame occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kanyame are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyamee | 93 | 80 | / |
| Kganyame | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kanyames | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kgannyame | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanyama | 86 | 17,509 | / |
| Kanyami | 86 | 872 | / |
| Kaniame | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyamai | 80 | 335 | / |
| Kanyamoi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanyamit | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kanyamma | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kanhamee | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kanayome | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khanyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanihame | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyamaha | 75 | 169 | / |
| Kanyatmit | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyoma | 71 | 535 | / |
| Kaniama | 71 | 499 | / |
| Konyama | 71 | 58 | / |
| Kanjama | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kanjami | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kanyomi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konjame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanijama | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kaniamma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanjamma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanihama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khanjama | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kainyoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kannayyamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanjamai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanjaima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanjami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konyomei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounyama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyamihova | 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 Kanyame
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