Kanyeh Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Kanyeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kanyeh (21) may also be a first name.
Kanyeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyeh is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Kanyeh is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Kanyeh reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Kanyeh is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.
The last name Kanyeh is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 8 percent live and Nimba County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Liberia Kanyeh occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 39 percent live and Afghanistan, where 4 percent live.
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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 Kanyeh
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