Kanyeki Surname
Approximately 748 people bear this surname
Kanyeki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 736 | 1:62,744 | 6,105 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanyeki (20) may also be a first name.
Kanyeki Demographics
Kanyeki Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyeki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyeki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyeki occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanyeki click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeki? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 453,475th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,742,708 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyeki live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyeki is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
Kanyeki is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 736 people, or 1 in 62,744. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 25 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Kanyeki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyiki | 86 | 4,359 | / |
| Kanyeka | 86 | 385 | / |
| Kanyeke | 86 | 41 | / |
| Kanieki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaneaki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanayaki | 80 | 7,158 | / |
| Kaneyuki | 80 | 616 | / |
| Kanieski | 80 | 408 | / |
| Kaneicki | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanyikyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannyeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanjeki | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaneakai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniesski | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanieskit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaneuskiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkanayaki | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyika | 71 | 20,948 | / |
| Kanyike | 71 | 5,427 | / |
| Kanjeka | 71 | 134 | / |
| Kanjeke | 71 | 62 | / |
| Konyeke | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kanoyka | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaneeke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Konieki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanjiki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniyke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniiki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konyeka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaneake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kongeki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniyka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyieckis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanakei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanayaka | 67 | 226 | / |
| Kaneuchi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kaniecka | 67 | 33 | / |
| Canayaki | 67 | 19 | / |
| Caniecki | 67 | 14 | / |
| Konieski | 67 | 10 | / |
| Canieski | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kanaysky | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanyikaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanyice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kannjeka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanayake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kagnechi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanieske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konayaki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canjeski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanneaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannyike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahnjeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkanyike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanujiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konjeski | 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
- 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 Kanyeki
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis