Kanyebwe Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyebwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyebwe 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
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kanyebwe Demographics

Kanyebwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kanyebwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyebwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyebwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,333,288th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. Kanyebwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyebwe are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya Kanyebwe is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kanyebwe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Kanyebwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kanyebwe last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

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
Kanyembwe9451/
Kanjebwe88184/
Kanyebwa8816/
Kanyibwe881/
Kanyepwe881/
Kanyimbwe82781/
Kanyambwe82217/
Kanyempwe82164/
Kanyembue8221/
Kanyombwe823/
Kanyembwa823/
Kanyemp'we781/
Kanyebui751/
Kanyimbwa71271/
Kanyambwa71145/
Kanjembwa7118/
Kanjimbwe711/
Kanyimbue5975/
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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 Kanyebwe
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