Kanyata Surname

282,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanyata Surname Definition:

Kanyata is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pinch.

Kanyata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6871:23,0712,478
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Tanzania2851:185,76016,061
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
China21:683,660,78330,601
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyata (277) may also be a first name.

Kanyata Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kanyata is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: pinch.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kanyata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyata (Hindi: कन्याता, Marathi: कन्यता) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 282,611th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,342,776 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyata are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kanyata is also the 533,704th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 277 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 687 people, or 1 in 23,071. In Zambia Kanyata is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 29 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent are found and Southern Province, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 21 percent are found.

Kanyata Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyata earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.88% less than the national average, earning R 135,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanyata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyata in the Hindi language
कन्याताkan'yata-
Kanyata in the Marathi language
कन्यताkan'yata-

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