Kanyesi Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Kanyesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kanyesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyesi has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanyesi.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyesi is the 1,044,719th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyesi reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 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
- 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 Kanyesi
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