Kanyeze Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

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

Kanyeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanyeze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyeze is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyeze? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Kanyeze occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyeze reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Other than The DR Congo Kanyeze exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.

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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 Kanyeze
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