Kanyasi Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanyasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2391:221,51318,438
Kenya621:744,83730,879
Uganda491:796,72037,939
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kányasi (1) & Kányási (409) are calculated separately.

Kanyasi (72) may also be a first name.

Kanyasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyasi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Kányasi or Kányási. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyasi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 772,238th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanyasi are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 72 people.

The surname Kanyasi is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 221,513. In Tanzania Kanyasi is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 61 percent live, Mara Region, where 37 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 13 percent live.

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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 Kanyasi
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