Kanyemba Surname

30,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kanyemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi5,6461:3,032382
DR Congo4,9051:15,0621,878
Zimbabwe4,4121:3,499279
Zambia1,6721:9,4801,118
Namibia6611:3,645648
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
England251:2,228,72284,230
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kanyemba (309) may also be a first name.

Kanyemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanyemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanyemba occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanyemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,729th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 419,475 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyemba reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanyemba is also the 500,178th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 309 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 5,646 people, or 1 in 3,032. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Kanyemba Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyemba earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 209.79% more than the national average, earning R 736,176 per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyemba
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