Kanyerere Surname

146,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kanyerere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyerere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5421:11,1021,709
Tanzania7641:69,2957,304
Uganda4371:89,3359,291
Zimbabwe2661:58,0388,803
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyerere (21) may also be a first name.

Kanyerere Last Name Facts

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

Kanyerere is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyerere? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,381st most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,405,925 people. The last name Kanyerere is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyerere live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kanyerere is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Kanyerere is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,542 people, or 1 in 11,102. Not including Malawi Kanyerere exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kanyerere
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