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
The last name Kanyeh has its highest incidence in Liberia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyeh is the 4,116,508th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Kanyeh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kanyeh reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 21 people.
This last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia Kanyeh is most common in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent are found, Grand Gedeh County, where 8 percent are found and Nimba County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Liberia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 39 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.
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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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