Kanyeta Surname
Approximately 540 people bear this surname
Kanyeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 171 | 1:92,690 | 7,575 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Kenya | 74 | 1:624,053 | 28,587 |
| Tanzania | 63 | 1:840,343 | 43,483 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanyeta Demographics
Kanyeta Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyeta is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyeta is the 581,222nd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,495,455 people. The surname Kanyeta is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyeta reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanyeta is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 92,690. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 85 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Kanyeta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyetta | 93 | 10 | / |
| Kangeta | 86 | 726 | / |
| Kanyeti | 86 | 289 | / |
| Kanyita | 86 | 271 | / |
| Kanyeto | 86 | 163 | / |
| Kanyete | 86 | 153 | / |
| Kanjeta | 86 | 29 | / |
| Kaneata | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kaneeta | 86 | 7 | / |
| Kanieta | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanaeta | 86 | 2 | / |
| Canyeta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaneitay | 80 | 507 | / |
| Kangetta | 80 | 57 | / |
| Kangetha | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kanyitta | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kanyette | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanyetti | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khangeta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanijeta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyetto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaneetha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kganyete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyita | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyethe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanehata | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanneitay | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kaunyetys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaniyatha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keaneatha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniyatta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiti | 71 | 348 | / |
| Kanaita | 71 | 178 | / |
| Kangeti | 71 | 112 | / |
| Kanouta | 71 | 104 | / |
| Canieta | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kangete | 71 | 68 | / |
| Canyete | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kanjeti | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kangeto | 71 | 15 | / |
| Canheta | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kaniita | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanyite | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanjita | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaniete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cagneta | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanjete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canyeti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canaeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyito | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koneeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanatea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaeto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangethe | 67 | 9,900 | / |
| Cagnetta | 67 | 1,662 | / |
| Kanoutas | 67 | 133 | / |
| Canyeter | 67 | 53 | / |
| Canayata | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khanaita | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kauniete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanojita | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyityo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanehite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhaita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannieti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konijeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canyette | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qanaweta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamneadthai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangneti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanaaita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangaita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangetho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanyeta
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