Kanyatta Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Kanyatta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 25 | 1:1,847,196 | 36,049 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanyatta (27) may also be a first name.
Kanyatta Demographics
Kanyatta Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyatta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyatta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyatta occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyatta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyatta is the 2,876,555th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Kanyatta is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanyatta are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 27 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya Kanyatta is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 36 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 36 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 39 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Kanyatta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kanyatta last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyata | 93 | 1,364 | / |
| Kanyatte | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kanyaata | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyathat | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanyati | 80 | 298 | / |
| Kanyota | 80 | 261 | / |
| Kanjata | 80 | 182 | / |
| Kanyate | 80 | 47 | / |
| Kaniata | 80 | 21 | / |
| Konyata | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyatthit | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kanyathith | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kaniasta | 75 | 102 | / |
| Kanhatti | 75 | 24 | / |
| Kanyatep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanehata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kagnotta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kganyato | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiata | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyotto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyathe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyathep | 71 | 82 | / |
| Khanyathi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanhatti | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keaneatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaniatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cagnata | 67 | 175 | / |
| Kaniati | 67 | 175 | / |
| Kanjati | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kanyoto | 67 | 24 | / |
| Konjata | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kanyoti | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kanhate | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kanhati | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kanjate | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kanhaiyati | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanyote | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanhato | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konyaté | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konyate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kagnaty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konhata | 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 Kanyatta
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