Kanyera Surname

380,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8771:17,6032,579
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyera (42) may also be a first name.

Kanyera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyera is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 380,576th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,777,530 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyera reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanyera is also the 1,566,439th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 42 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 877 people, or 1 in 17,603. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 73 percent are found, Harare Province, where 12 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanyera93105/
Kanyiera931/
Khanyerea881/
Kanyereha881/
Kanyere865,616/
Kanjera86801/
Kanyira86136/
Kangera8678/
Kaniera8645/
Kanyeri8613/
Kaneira866/
Kanaera863/
Konyera862/
Kanoera861/
Kanyero861/
Kaneera861/
Khanyereha824/
Kanehara8017,188/
Kanehira805,020/
Kaneiray80869/
Kanyeris8010/
Kanayara807/
Kanyerhe804/
Kanjerau803/
Khanjera803/
Kaniyara802/
Kanheira802/
Kanjeera802/
Kanoyira802/
Kanheera801/
Khaneira801/
Kanyered801/
Kanyerzi801/
Canoyera801/
Kanyerit801/
Kanyiere801/
Kangerea801/
Kaněra77132/
Kañera7727/
Khanjehra754/
Kangiyero751/
Kanayaray751/
Kanayiray751/
Khanyerer751/
Kanyiri714,997/
Kanjere712,837/
Kanjira712,295/
Kangere711,145/
Caneira71535/
Kongera71363/
Kanjeri71292/
Kangero71235/
Kangeri71212/
Kanjero7199/
Canoyra7141/
Kanhero7141/
Konjera7130/
Kanoura7127/
Konyere7121/
Kanyire7113/
Caniera7113/
Kaniira715/
Canaera714/
Kaniery713/
Kanaira713/
Conyera712/
Konyeri712/
Cangera712/
Khaniyarad711/
Kanoira711/
Kaniere711/
Kanjära711/
Kanyiro711/
Caneyra711/
Konyero711/
Kaneiro711/
Kanehiro67595/
Kanouras67153/
Caneiras67140/
Kanajara6787/
Kanihero6763/
Kanoiray6741/
Kannoura6741/
Khanoura6737/
Khanjeri6734/
Kanjirai6723/
Kanayaro6720/
Khanjira6717/
Kanijara6714/
Kanjiray6714/
Kuonjera6713/
Kanairay679/
Kangaira679/
Kanautra676/
Kaungere676/
Kannhere675/
Kanihira674/
Kanaurai674/
Canayara673/
Kanajira673/
Khanaura673/
Kaanhere671/
Khanjere671/
Khanoira671/
Kanairad671/
Kaniyaro671/
Kanjaira671/
Kanojira671/
Kongaera671/
Caneiray671/
Kaunjira671/
Kanhoira671/
Kanhoura671/
Kangiira671/
Kangoura671/
Kanaaira671/
Konyjero671/
Canaaera671/
Cannyero671/
Cañayera671/
Caunhyra671/
Kannyiri671/
Connyera670/

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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 Kanyera
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