Kanyengwe Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanyengwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyengwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0881:67,9048,002
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyengwe
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