Kanyepi Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyepi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyepi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5651:27,3244,196
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyepi (41) may also be a first name.

Kanyepi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyepi occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanyepi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyepi? popularity and diffusion

Kanyepi is the 544,808th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanyepi live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name globally, borne by 41 people.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 27,324. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 73 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyepa861,485/
Kanyepe8629/
Kanjepi8615/
Khanyepa80235/
Khaniypi801/
Kaneyapie757/
Kanyipa7167/
Kaniepa7141/
Kanjipi7110/
Kanaipi711/
Kaneapa711/
Kanejapa6712/
Kanayapa674/
Kaneuper672/
Kanujipi671/
Kanniypa671/
Kanjipai671/

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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 Kanyepi
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