Kanyezi Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Kanyezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Zimbabwe | 269 | 1:57,391 | 8,703 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanyezi (46) may also be a first name.
Kanyezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyezi occurs most in Malawi. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanyezi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyezi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 512,152nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,422,486 people. The surname Kanyezi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyezi live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kanyezi is also the 1,484,914th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 46 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanyezi | 93 | 788 | / |
| Kanyerzi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyedzi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyesi | 86 | 240 | / |
| Kanyeza | 86 | 108 | / |
| Kanyeze | 86 | 98 | / |
| Kangezi | 86 | 47 | / |
| Kanyizi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kanyegi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanuezi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanyeza | 80 | 2,409 | / |
| Kanyezeh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kangeizi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khanyesi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khanyeze | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangezhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khangezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyizi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanoyizi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyezza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeza | 71 | 472 | / |
| Konyeza | 71 | 124 | / |
| Kangeze | 71 | 114 | / |
| Kanueze | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kanyiji | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kanjegi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kaneeze | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kanazie | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanyiza | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanoizi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanyige | 71 | 7 | / |
| Konyeji | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaneuji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanouzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaneisi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kanayoge | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khanyice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khonyeza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanoyasi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanawesi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanyiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanayiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canaezzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayisi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanayaci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyajji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjizai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanehagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanoyaji | 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 Kanyezi
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