Kanyige Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kanyige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanyige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyige occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyige? popularity and diffusion
Kanyige is the 7,117,718th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyige reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Kanyige is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 80 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyinge | 93 | 131 | / |
| Kanyighe | 93 | 9 | / |
| Khanyige | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyigye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiga | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kanyigi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kanyege | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyize | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingi | 80 | 3,239 | / |
| Kanyenge | 80 | 1,141 | / |
| Kganyege | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanienge | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khanyice | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanyegye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanyeghe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainyingi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyesgye | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kanyezi | 71 | 638 | / |
| Kaniega | 71 | 339 | / |
| Kanyesi | 71 | 240 | / |
| Kangeze | 71 | 114 | / |
| Kanyeza | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kanyeze | 71 | 98 | / |
| Kanjigi | 71 | 71 | / |
| Kangezi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kanyiji | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kanyiza | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanyizi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kenjige | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanjiga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanyegi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanjege | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanjize | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniigi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanyeza | 67 | 2,409 | / |
| Kanyengi | 67 | 1,958 | / |
| Khanyezi | 67 | 788 | / |
| Kaniengi | 67 | 369 | / |
| Kangenge | 67 | 114 | / |
| Kganyegi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanyezeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanyengy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanjenge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kangeizi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanieser | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanyeze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanyiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanyesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyeche | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kangezhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khangezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyedzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyizi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyichi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyerzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangeche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyajji | 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 Kanyige
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