Kanyeme Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kanyeme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyeme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1451:16,6172,974
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia241:660,41325,715

Kanyeme Last Name Facts

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

Kanyeme is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanyeme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeme? popularity and diffusion

Kanyeme is the 1,095,216th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyeme live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 16,617. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Oshikoto Region, where 34 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 29 percent are found and Ohangwena Region, where 27 percent are found. Without taking into account Namibia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyem927/
Kanyemesh881/
Kanyema86862/
Konyeme8639/
Kanyemi8619/
Kangeme8614/
Kanyime866/
Kanieme864/
Keanyem861/
Kannyem861/
Kanjeme861/
Khanyema8020/
Kaneyame806/
Kanayome804/
Kainyemi801/
Kanime771,917/
Kaname77466/
Kanyim7786/
Kaniem7729/
Kangem7716/
Kanjem771/
Kanyima714,537/
Kanyimi713,496/
Kanaume71274/
Kaneaim71210/
Kaniema71150/
Cangeme7161/
Kangemi7123/
Khaname7119/
Kanimea7117/
Kanayma716/
Kanamee714/
Kaneama713/
Kanname713/
Kaniime712/
Kainame712/
Kanjeam711/
Kanjime711/
Keaname711/
Kenjeme711/
Konieme711/
Konyema711/
Kaaname711/
Kanaime711/
Kamgnem711/
Kanyimy711/
Kahnheimer711/
Kaneumi711/
Kanihem711/
Konyiem711/
Kanayama6729,573/
Kanniyom67558/
Kaneyama67123/
Kanawema67103/
Kainiemi6777/
Kaniyama6753/
Kanyiama6721/
Kanoyama6719/
Khanamee677/
Kounieme677/
Kanhamee675/
Khanamei671/
Kanniema671/
Kanayami671/
Kanahume671/
Kanayuma671/
Kaanyima671/
Khanname671/
Gkanyima671/
Khaniyom671/

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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
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  • 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 Kanyeme
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