Kanyengwe Surname
Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname
Kanyengwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,088 | 1:67,904 | 8,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kanyengwe (97) may also be a first name.
Kanyengwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyengwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyengwe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kanyengwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyengwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyengwe is the 335,833rd most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyengwe are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kanyengwe is also the 962,660th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 97 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,088 people, or 1 in 67,904. Barring The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kannyengwe | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kanyengwije | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kanyengwa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kaniengwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingwe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kanyinkwe | 78 | 18 | / |
| Kanjengwa | 78 | 8 | / |
| Kanjingwe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kangiengue | 74 | 1 | / |
| Canhengue | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kanjingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounjengue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanyakwa | 59 | 3 | / |
| Cañengue | 59 | 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 Kanyengwe
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