Kanyere Surname

85,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,616 people bear this surname

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

Kanyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4,2141:17,5322,182
Uganda9011:43,3295,444
Zimbabwe3761:41,0596,340
Tanzania1001:529,41634,350
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyere (587) may also be a first name.

Kanyere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyere is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,844th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,297,640 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyere reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 345,345th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 587 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,214 people, or 1 in 17,532. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 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
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  • 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 Kanyere
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