Kanyenda Surname

37,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kanyenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi13,3061:1,287116
Zambia4601:34,4563,484
Zimbabwe2671:57,8218,768
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Tanzania631:840,34343,483
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kanyenda (13) may also be a first name.

Kanyenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyenda is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanyenda is the 37,032nd most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 511,910 people. The last name Kanyenda occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyenda are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname Kanyenda is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 13,306 people, or 1 in 1,287. Beside Malawi Kanyenda occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Kanyenda Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyenda earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.7% less than the national average, earning R 112,392 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
  • 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 Kanyenda
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