Kanyaza Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Kanyaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanyaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyaza is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyaza? popularity and diffusion
Kanyaza is the 968,490th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyaza live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanyaza is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanyaza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoza | 86 | 4,506 | / |
| Qanyaza | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kanyazo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Canyaza | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanyazi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanyasai | 80 | 685 | / |
| Khanyasa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Kanyasay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gqanyaza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanyazer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyazi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahanyaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoze | 71 | 90 | / |
| Kanyage | 71 | 36 | / |
| Canyazo | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kanjazi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kanyozi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanioza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanyozo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanyaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyasy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanhasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanjajai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanjasa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanaiyaisah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhajai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyozio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyajji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyaso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyajit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniasah | 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
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- 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 Kanyaza
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