Kanyee Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kanyee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanyee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyee is found most in Liberia. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyee? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyee is the 5,587,209th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kanyee reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Kanyee is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 75 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 13 percent live and Sinoe County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanyee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kahnyee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeihe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanaye | 83 | 151 | / |
| Kaneye | 83 | 110 | / |
| Kangee | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kaneej | 83 | 20 | / |
| Kanyei | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kanoye | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kanuee | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kaneei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaneey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanyey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Konyee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khaniyaee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaneye | 77 | 59 | / |
| Canhyee | 77 | 57 | / |
| Kannaye | 77 | 51 | / |
| Khanaye | 77 | 25 | / |
| Kanyije | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kainaye | 77 | 17 | / |
| Khanoee | 77 | 14 | / |
| Khanyei | 77 | 8 | / |
| Khaneie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khaneej | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanheye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaangee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Quanyee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaneeje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanheey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanaiye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanaee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaneei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khaneey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaneuer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kanhaiye | 71 | 40 | / |
| Kainhaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Konyeher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheaneee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangneye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanayoje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeeyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahanaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanojeey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjaiye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanawe | 67 | 693 | / |
| Konaye | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kanauy | 67 | 53 | / |
| Canaye | 67 | 52 | / |
| Kanoei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kangei | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kanowe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Qanoee | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kanoey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kanaie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kongee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khamnehei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaneay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaneuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanaey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaniee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cangee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaneiiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koneey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaneai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koneei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canoee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kanyee
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