Kanyeka Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Kanyeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Zambia | 26 | 1:609,612 | 24,798 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Kanyeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyeka is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 746,827th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyeka are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 62 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyika | 86 | 20,948 | / |
| Kanyeki | 86 | 748 | / |
| Kanjeka | 86 | 134 | / |
| Kangeka | 86 | 70 | / |
| Kanyeke | 86 | 41 | / |
| Kanoyka | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kanyeko | 86 | 5 | / |
| Konyeka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanieka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaniyka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanayaka | 80 | 226 | / |
| Kaniecka | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kanyikaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kannjeka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaneakai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanneaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannyeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangeyeko | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyike | 71 | 5,427 | / |
| Kanyiki | 71 | 4,359 | / |
| Kanjeke | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kanauka | 71 | 35 | / |
| Kanjika | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kanoyko | 71 | 29 | / |
| Konyeke | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kanuika | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kanouka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanaika | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaniyke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanyiko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanayko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanieki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaneiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanoika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konjeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canaeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaeca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneeakath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamjeka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaunjika | 67 | 510 | / |
| Kanieski | 67 | 408 | / |
| Canaweka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Konoweka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kangauka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanyice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kounieka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khaneiko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanieske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanehako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahnjeko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahnjeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanehiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanajaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuonjeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangaika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khongeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanjeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanoekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannyike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyikyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaniika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkanyike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaikay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaueca | 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 Kanyeka
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