Kanyiba Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Kenya451:1,026,22034,572
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

Kanyiba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyiba has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyiba? popularity and diffusion

Kanyiba is the 1,849,867th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyiba live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Kanyiba is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo Kanyiba exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 45 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyieba9389/
Kanyeba8616,706/
Kanyiva861,475/
Kanieba86399/
Kanjiba8678/
Kanyiwa8623/
Kenyiba863/
Kanyibo862/
Kanyibe861/
Khanyiwa8010/
Kanjibai802/
Kanyiebo801/
Kanjibhai75144/
Kanjiwa71767/
Kanieva71605/
Kanyeva71128/
Kanyebe7183/
Kanhiwa7180/
Kanjiva7150/
Kanyebo7128/
Kanyewa7124/
Kangeba711/
Kanjibi711/
Kaniiwa711/
Kaniewa711/
Kaniebi711/
Kenieba711/
Khanieva67345/
Kaynieva6728/
Kanyempa6725/
Khanyeva6723/
Kamnyeva6723/
Khaniiwa6717/
Kangieva6711/
Kanjiboy677/
Kannieva673/
Kanehiwa673/
Canhibai671/
Kounjiba671/
Kanyeswa671/
Qanyieva671/
Konyieva671/
Kanyebui671/
Kanjiswa671/
Kangiebe671/
Canyiova671/
Kanyajua671/
Kanyewoi671/

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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 Kanyiba
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