Kanyensha Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanyensha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyensha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia181:880,55128,935
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Kanyensha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyensha occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kanyensha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyensha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanyensha is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Kanyensha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyensha live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Kanyensha is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 880,551. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 39 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 22 percent reside. Other than Zambia Kanyensha exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyense82282/
Kanyenza823/
Kanyenche7842/
Khanyensi781/
Kanyenzeh781/
Kanyenze712,425/
Kenyenso71351/
Kanyenzi71227/
Kangenza7175/
Kanyinza7124/
Kanyinja713/
Kanyinsi711/
Kanyinca711/
Konyensi711/
Khaneinzhad701/
Kanyendji67253/
Khanyenzi674/
Khenyenza671/
Kanyenzie671/
Kanyendjy671/

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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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  • 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 Kanyensha
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