Kanyanka Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Kanyanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kanyanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyanka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyanka is the 1,775,494th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanyanka are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 524,174. In Tanzania Kanyanka is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 92 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 4 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyamka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanyanko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyonka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyankit | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khanyankit | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanyonko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanianca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanionka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyance | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjanket | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyachenko | 63 | 18 | / |
| Konyonko | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canihanca | 59 | 1 | / |
| Konyashchenko | 57 | 3 | / |
| Koungnanke | 56 | 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 Kanyanka
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