Kanyatu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanyatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyatu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kanyatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyatu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kanyatu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyatu are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kanyatu is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyotu86277/
Kagnatou80945/
Kanyottu808/
Kaniattu803/
Kanhathui7561/
Kamniotou6318/
Cañatu621/
Congiatu53149/
Koniotou533/
Komniotou501/

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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 Kanyatu
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