Kanyanga Surname
Approximately 9,701 people bear this surname
Kanyanga Surname Definition:
Kanyanga is a surname of the Chokwe tribe, meaning: small onion.
Kanyanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,303 | 1:17,169 | 2,143 |
| Zambia | 2,944 | 1:5,384 | 655 |
| Namibia | 894 | 1:2,695 | 437 |
| Kenya | 451 | 1:102,394 | 8,916 |
| Zimbabwe | 415 | 1:37,201 | 5,761 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Tanzania | 253 | 1:209,255 | 17,663 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Kanyanga (3,098) may also be a first name.
Kanyanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kanyanga is a surname of the Chokwe tribe, meaning: small onion.
Kanyanga Demographics
Kanyanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyanga is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 52,700th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 751,216 people. The last name Kanyanga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyanga reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 129,527th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 3,098 people.
The last name Kanyanga is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4,303 people, or 1 in 17,169. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kanyanga is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 30 percent live and Namibia, where 9 percent live.
Kanyanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kanyanga earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.05% more than the national average, earning R 382,716 per year.
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Footnotes
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