Kanyangu Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Kanyangu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 374 | 1:141,555 | 12,992 |
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Zambia | 63 | 1:251,586 | 15,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kanyangu (12) may also be a first name.
Kanyangu Demographics
Average Kanyangu Salary in
England
£18,288
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Kanyangu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyangu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyangu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyangu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 425,369th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. The last name Kanyangu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyangu live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 141,555. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Geita Region, where 97 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Kanyangu occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyagu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kanyanu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanjangu | 88 | 11 | / |
| Kanyongu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kaniangu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kganyagu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyanuch | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kanyanush | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanhanu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kaniagu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanianu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanhanu | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kanhanou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qanyanus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjongu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keinyanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanhannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanneeogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjanautt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjogu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahniagu | 63 | 9 | / |
| Kanhonau | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanjougou | 59 | 8 | / |
| Kanhounou | 59 | 5 | / |
| Kanhonnou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kougnannou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Konhoungou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kognannnou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kanhounnou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Konjanu | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kognonu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kognonnu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canhonou | 50 | 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 Kanyangu
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