Kanyena Surname
Approximately 172 people bear this surname
Kanyena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 129 | 1:302,630 | 20,937 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
Kanyena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyena is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,310,135th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. Kanyena is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyena are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanyena is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 302,630. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kiruhura District, where 23 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 12 percent are found and Ssembabule District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Kanyena
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