Kanyenze Surname
Approximately 2,425 people bear this surname
Kanyenze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,261 | 1:12,243 | 1,627 |
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Tanzania | 200 | 1:264,708 | 21,070 |
| Kenya | 128 | 1:360,780 | 21,015 |
| Zambia | 24 | 1:660,413 | 25,715 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kanyenze (74) may also be a first name.
Kanyenze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyenze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyenze has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyenze? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 176,458th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,005,174 people. The surname Kanyenze occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyenze are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 74 people.
It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,261 people, or 1 in 12,243. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 26 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Malawi, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyenzie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanyenzeh | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanyense | 88 | 282 | / |
| Kanyenzi | 88 | 227 | / |
| Kangenze | 88 | 178 | / |
| Kanienze | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanyenza | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kanyenche | 82 | 42 | / |
| Khanyenzi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kaniyenzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanyesinge | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kanyesinje | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kanjenje | 75 | 250 | / |
| Kanyinza | 75 | 24 | / |
| Kanienge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanjenge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kangenzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanienzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyendji | 71 | 253 | / |
| Kanyiengi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kanyensha | 71 | 22 | / |
| Khanyensi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyendjy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyinchez | 67 | 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 Kanyenze
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