Kanyetu Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kanyetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia8381:2,875469
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Zambia221:720,45126,729
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanyetu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyetu has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyetu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 387,397th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. The last name Kanyetu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyetu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kanyetu is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 2,875. In Namibia it is most frequent in: Kavango East Region, where 74 percent reside, Kavango West Region, where 21 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Namibia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 5 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanhetu86285/
Kangetu8672/
Kanjetu8631/
Kanyitu861/
Kangethu803/
Kange'tu801/
Kanaaytu801/
Kaniyattu7511/
Kanayathu752/
Kaniyathu751/
Kounyetou751/
Kanniyathu713/
Konjetu711/
Kanoutou6724/
Kainautu671/
Congoyetu631/
Khanajatu631/
Komjetu571/
Kounoutou503/

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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
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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 Kanyetu
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