Kanyanya Surname
Approximately 1,816 people bear this surname
Kanyanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 677 | 1:109,128 | 12,069 |
| Uganda | 550 | 1:70,981 | 7,862 |
| Kenya | 435 | 1:106,161 | 9,159 |
| Zambia | 111 | 1:142,792 | 10,391 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kanyanya (87) may also be a first name.
Kanyanya Demographics
Kanyanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyanya is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyanya is the 224,112th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,012,966 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyanya are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 37 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kanyanya is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 87 people.
The surname Kanyanya is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 109,128. Aside from The DR Congo Kanyanya is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 24 percent reside.
Kanyanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kanyanya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyaanya | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kamnyanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanyanja | 88 | 401 | / |
| Kanyanha | 88 | 92 | / |
| Kanyonya | 88 | 42 | / |
| Kanyania | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanyanyo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanhainya | 82 | 5 | / |
| Khanyanha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanyonnya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kahanyanja | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kanjanja | 75 | 921 | / |
| Kanyonyo | 75 | 576 | / |
| Kaniania | 75 | 48 | / |
| Konyanja | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kanjania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanyanjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanjanjad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canjanja | 63 | 9 | / |
| Konyonyo | 63 | 7 | / |
| Kanjanya | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kanyonjo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kanyonja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanyonio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canhanha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kamjanjai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanjonja | 50 | 117 | / |
| Kanjonjo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Canhanho | 50 | 1 | / |
| Konjanja | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canjanjo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Konyonya | 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 Kanyanya
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