Kanyamwenge Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Kanyamwenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 192 | 1:275,738 | 21,701 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
Kanyamwenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyamwenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyamwenge occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kanyamwenge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyamwenge? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyamwenge is the 1,121,821st most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyamwenge live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 275,738. In Tanzania Kanyamwenge is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyamwengye | 96 | 6 | / |
| Kanywamwenge | 96 | 2 | / |
| Kanyamenge | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaomenge | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanywamenge | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanamwange | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanyamuenga | 82 | 55 | / |
| Kanyamiyange | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanamwangi | 76 | 308 | / |
| Kanumwange | 76 | 2 | / |
| Kenmenge | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanamuwangi | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kannamwangi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kannamuwangi | 70 | 2 | / |
| Kanumange | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanumwangi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kanumuange | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kwanamingi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanu Mwangi | 64 | 1 | / |
| Kanumangi | 60 | 4 | / |
| Kanumuangi | 57 | 1,376 | / |
| Khan Mangi | 57 | 21 | / |
| Khan Mangio | 55 | 4 | / |
| Canmwangiyu | 55 | 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 Kanyamwenge
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