Kanyegi Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kanyegi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
Kanyegi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyegi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyegi occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyegi? popularity and diffusion
Kanyegi is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kanyegi live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kanyegi is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bulambuli District, where 50 percent are found and Sironko District, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyengi | 93 | 1,958 | / |
| Kganyegi | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kanyiengi | 88 | 41 | / |
| Kanyezi | 86 | 638 | / |
| Kanyesi | 86 | 240 | / |
| Kanjegi | 86 | 28 | / |
| Kanyigi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kanyeji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyege | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingi | 80 | 3,239 | / |
| Kanyenge | 80 | 1,141 | / |
| Khanyezi | 80 | 788 | / |
| Kaniengi | 80 | 369 | / |
| Kganyege | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanayega | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kanyengy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanyegye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khanyesi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanehagi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyedzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyerzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanayagi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainyingi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyesgye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanayegga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyegaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaneegai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniega | 71 | 339 | / |
| Kanyeza | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kanyeze | 71 | 98 | / |
| Kanjigi | 71 | 71 | / |
| Kanagie | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kangezi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kanyiji | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kanyiga | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kanyiza | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanyizi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kanyige | 71 | 7 | / |
| Konyeji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanjege | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanyize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanyeza | 67 | 2,409 | / |
| Kanyinge | 67 | 131 | / |
| Kangenge | 67 | 114 | / |
| Kanayoge | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kanyighe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kanajagi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanyezeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanienge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanyice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanjenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kangeizi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanyeze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kagnechi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanyiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konayagi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanyige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khangezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangezhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyigye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyajji | 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
- 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 Kanyegi
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