Kanyifa Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Kanyifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyifa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kanyifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyifa? popularity and diffusion

Kanyifa is the 6,723,624th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Kanyifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyifa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kanyifa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Kanyifa is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent live, Nyandarua County, where 17 percent live and Vihiga County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live.

Kanyifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyifwa934/
Kanifa92106/
Kanyiva861,475/
Kanifah86458/
Khanifa86162/
Kaniafa868/
Ckanifa864/
Kayinfa863/
Khanyfa863/
Kaniifa861/
Kanifwa861/
Kanyifu861/
Kanaifa861/
Kyanifa861/
Kanif83159/
Kanfa8380/
Khanifah803,663/
Kanifiah805/
Kanifiya801/
Kanyafwa801/
Kanayefa801/
Khanyifu801/
Kaniafai801/
Kyanifwa801/
Kanfwa775,544/
Khanif772,276/
Kenifa771,074/
Kanife77545/
Kanafa77500/
Kanfua77116/
Kaniff7775/
Kanufa7750/
Khanfa7746/
Kaniva7740/
Kinifa7740/
Canifa7735/
Kunifa7728/
Kainfa7727/
Konifa7727/
Kanifu7727/
Kanifi7722/
Kanofa7720/
Ganifa7719/
Kanefa7714/
Kanaif775/
Kanfya774/
Khanyf772/
Kanfia771/
Kahnif771/
Kanyiv771/
Khnifa771/
Kan Fa771/
Kanifiyah7552/
Khanifiah758/
Khaniffah755/
Khanifiya751/
Kanyaiova751/
Kanf7316/
Kanieva71605/
Konyefa71419/
Konifah71225/
Khanifi71135/
Kanyeva71128/
Kaniava71119/
Kyanfya7196/
Kanyivu7178/
Kanyova7162/
Canifua7148/
Khanaif7142/
Kanyafu7141/
Khanifiyah7137/
Khanife7134/
Kouanfa7127/
Kanafia7124/
Kanviya7123/
Kenifae7122/
Kyanfia7121/
Kunifah7118/
Kaniuff7115/
Khanfai7115/
Ganiofa7114/
Kanyaev7112/
Khanief7112/
Kanfoua7112/
Kanyava7111/
Kanafae7111/
Kanyofu7110/
Kanaffa7110/
Kanyafi719/
Kunyiva719/
Kanieff718/
Kanavia718/
Khonifa717/
Kaniova717/
Kanevia717/
Khanyfy717/
Kunaifa714/
Kanyefu714/
Kaniafu714/
Khwanfa714/
Kyanfwa714/
Kanyivi714/
Kanfawi714/
Kanvaya713/
Kanniff712/
Khaniaf712/
Kannyfe712/
Canifwa712/
Kanefał712/
Kenifah712/
Khanify711/
Kanipha711/
Kaniyav711/
Kanoiff711/
Kanoiva711/
Kaneefa711/
Kanivwa711/
Kewnifa711/
Khneifa711/
Khanafa711/
Kianfya711/
Kaniavė711/
Kanyovi711/
Kanyafe711/
Kanyavu711/
Kanefia711/
Kanaofa711/
Kanaafa711/
Kanafwa711/
Ghanifa711/
Khenifa711/
Kanoufa711/
Kanaiva711/
Kaniffy711/
Kanwiff710/
Kaniffe710/
Kanfo671,658/
Kanaf671,645/
Kanvi671,203/
Khanieva67345/
Ganif67265/
Kanfouah67211/
Kanafiah67209/
Kanayeva67188/
Kanphaya67171/
Kanfi67154/
Khonifah67152/
Kunfa67131/
Kinif67129/
Kanva67118/
Kanav6781/
Kanyaeva6781/
Kanfu6781/
Kwanafia6776/
Kanuf6756/
Kaniyeva6751/
Khanf6747/
Kinfa6739/
Kanof6736/
Kanaviya6735/
Khaneefa6733/
Ganfa6732/
Khanifiayah6730/
Kanef6729/
Kaynieva6728/
Kenfa6725/
Kanfaoui6724/
Khanyeva6723/
Kanvuaya6721/
Khanivah6720/
Kanafiya6719/
Kunaifah6717/
Kannipha6717/
Khunifah6715/
Kianieff6715/
Kannavia6713/
Kaniv6711/
Kaunyova6711/
Kanyapho6711/
Kanfe6710/
Khwanfai6710/
Khanyaev679/
Khanfiah679/
Kenif678/
Khanafia677/
Konfa677/
Khanyofu677/
Kaniavai677/
Khnif676/
Kiyanefa676/
Kayinavo675/
Khanoufa675/
Khanyufu675/
Kannieva673/
Kaneyeva673/
Canif673/
Canfa673/
Khanyova672/
Kaniaová672/
Kanff672/
Khneifah672/
Kanafayi672/
Kaynavya671/
Kainf671/
Khaneiva671/
Khanhafa671/
Kanaieva671/
Kanayova671/
Kanofiya671/
Kanovoya671/
Kanvayoi671/
Qanyieva671/
Konyieva671/
Kunif671/
Ganifiya671/
Keanf671/
Ganiyufa671/
Khanvayi671/
Khanyofe671/
Khan Afa671/
Khanivai671/
Kaniyaph671/
Kanvuayi671/
Kanvwaya671/
Kanyaová671/
Kaneiova671/
Kanfaiye671/
Kanaveya671/
Kanaivai671/
Ka Nyova671/
Konif671/
Canyiova671/
Canifuwa671/
Kanyapha671/
Kuunifaa671/
Kian Fay671/
Khnaifia671/
Kanvy671/
Kanfoyah671/
Kanayava671/
Kanfy671/
Khanphia671/
Kean Fae671/
Kian Fai671/
Kannphya670/
Konyefi571/

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Footnotes

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