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 is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential 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 family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyebwe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kanyebwe is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya Kanyebwe is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 99 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Kanyebwe exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Kanyebwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kanyebwe last name is predominantly 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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