Kanyeme Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Kanyeme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 145 | 1:16,617 | 2,974 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyem | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kanyemesh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyema | 86 | 862 | / |
| Konyeme | 86 | 39 | / |
| Kanyemi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kangeme | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kanyime | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kanieme | 86 | 4 | / |
| Keanyem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kannyem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanyema | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kaneyame | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kanayome | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kainyemi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanime | 77 | 1,917 | / |
| Kaname | 77 | 466 | / |
| Kanyim | 77 | 86 | / |
| Kaniem | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kangem | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kanjem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanyima | 71 | 4,537 | / |
| Kanyimi | 71 | 3,496 | / |
| Kanaume | 71 | 274 | / |
| Kaneaim | 71 | 210 | / |
| Kaniema | 71 | 150 | / |
| Cangeme | 71 | 61 | / |
| Kangemi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Khaname | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kanimea | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kanayma | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanamee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaneama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kanname | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaniime | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kainame | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanjeam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keaname | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenjeme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konieme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaaname | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamgnem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyimy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahnheimer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanihem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyiem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanayama | 67 | 29,573 | / |
| Kanniyom | 67 | 558 | / |
| Kaneyama | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kanawema | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kainiemi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kaniyama | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kanyiama | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kanoyama | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khanamee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kounieme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanhamee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khanamei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanniema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanahume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanyima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanname | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkanyima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaniyom | 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
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- 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 Kanyeme
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