Kanyawu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

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

Kanyawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyawu 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 Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanyawu Last Name Facts

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

Kanyawu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kanyawu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanyawu is the 2,372,517th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Kanyawu is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kanyawu live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Kanyawu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

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
Kanyawut9312/
Kanjawu861/
Kanyavu861/
Kanyavuz8023/
Kanyabuy801/
Kanyovu71203/
Kaniabu715/
Canyavuz67122/
Konyavus672/
Kounhaweu631/
Kamjaiwuth591/
Khamjaiwut591/
Kanjovu57407/
Kougnowui501/
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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 Kanyawu
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