Kanyangira Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Kanyangira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 69 | 1:223,743 | 25,019 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kanyangira (10) may also be a first name.
Kanyangira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyangira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyangira is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyangira? popularity and diffusion
Kanyangira is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. Kanyangira is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanyangira reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanyangira is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 10 people.
The surname Kanyangira is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 223,743. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 72 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanangira | 95 | 48 | / |
| Kanyagira | 95 | 8 | / |
| Kanyangiira | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kanyangire | 90 | 3 | / |
| Kyanyangire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kannangiara | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanangire | 84 | 6 | / |
| Kunangira | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanyagiro | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingiri | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kananagire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanyengire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaiyangiro | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kannanagire | 76 | 2 | / |
| Kyanyongire | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kanannagire | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kanongire | 74 | 10 | / |
| Kaningiri | 74 | 8 | / |
| Ganhangir | 74 | 3 | / |
| Konangiri | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kunungira | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kaningire | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanungire | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanyogera | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanianera | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanunagire | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanyongere | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kuningir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjogera | 63 | 29 | / |
| Kunningir | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kiningiri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kinongiro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gananiger | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kuiningir | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kuwiningir | 60 | 1 | / |
| Canionera | 53 | 22 | / |
| Canyonero | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kinningear | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kienineger | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanyangira
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