Kanyankole Surname
Approximately 1,777 people bear this surname
Kanyankole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,329 | 1:29,375 | 4,027 |
| Tanzania | 444 | 1:119,238 | 11,388 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanyankole (40) may also be a first name.
Kanyankole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyankole Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyankole occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyankole? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyankole is the 228,115th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,101,039 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyankole are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanyankole is also the 1,614,485th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 40 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,329 people, or 1 in 29,375. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 9 percent live, Isingiro District, where 9 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent live. Aside from Uganda Kanyankole exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanankole | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kanyankle | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kanyankolei | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kanyangole | 90 | 3 | / |
| Kanyanakool | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kanyanukool | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanangole | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanankale | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kanyangale | 80 | 656 | / |
| Khanankolo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kanayankal | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kanyongole | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanyankula | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanyangule | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanankel | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kunyanakool | 76 | 4 | / |
| Kanan Goule | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kanangale | 74 | 31 | / |
| Kananoglu | 74 | 18 | / |
| Kananukul | 74 | 3 | / |
| Kannankil | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kaninkile | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanunkule | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanyangla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kananakil | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanangolo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kananklay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kanwinkle | 74 | 0 | / |
| Kanangl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyangala | 70 | 3,001 | / |
| Kanyongolo | 70 | 748 | / |
| Kanyongola | 70 | 103 | / |
| Kanyangali | 70 | 41 | / |
| Kanayinkal | 70 | 17 | / |
| Kanyinkula | 70 | 13 | / |
| Khananukul | 70 | 6 | / |
| Kanyangula | 70 | 5 | / |
| Kannankeel | 70 | 4 | / |
| Kanjnakool | 70 | 4 | / |
| Kannankuil | 70 | 3 | / |
| Kanankulya | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kannanakal | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kannauncle | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanyinkila | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kaninkyile | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kenyongole | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanyangulu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanyungolo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kainongole | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanoyinkal | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kanjankala | 70 | 1 | / |
| Khanankhlai | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kannanaikal | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kanhounkoli | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kannanaykal | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kanonkul | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kannanaykel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanankhlay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keny Nicole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanangla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanangal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanengle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khananugool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannanakkal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannanagola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayinakal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananayakel | 67 | 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 Kanyankole
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