Kanyase Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kanyase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanyase Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanyase Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanyase is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanyase click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyase? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanyase is the 2,689,253rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanyase live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kanyase is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 94 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Kanyase Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyase earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning R 206,568 per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyase
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