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
The surname Kanyeme is held by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeme? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,095,216th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. Kanyeme is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyeme are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 16,617. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Oshikoto Region, where 34 percent live, Khomas Region, where 29 percent live and Ohangwena Region, where 27 percent live. Besides Namibia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zambia, where 11 percent live.
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
- 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 Kanyeme
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