Kanyamu Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanyamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715

Kanyamu (11) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kanyamu Demographics

Kanyamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kanyamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanyamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kanyamu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. Kanyamu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyamu live; 65 percent live in Central Africa and 65 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kanyamu is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 492,530. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Kanyamu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyaamu931/
Kanyatmut884/
Kaniamu8627/
Kanjamu8626/
Kanyomu864/
Kaniamou8016/
Konjamu713/
Kanyomoo672/
Kouniamou631/
Cañamu621/

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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 Kanyamu
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