Kanyighe Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Kanyighe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyige | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kanyinge | 88 | 131 | / |
| Kanyeghe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khanyige | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyigye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiga | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kanyigi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanyege | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyingi | 75 | 3,239 | / |
| Kanyenge | 75 | 1,141 | / |
| Kganyege | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kanienge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyegye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kainyingi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanyesgye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khanhighi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniega | 67 | 339 | / |
| Kanjigi | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kanjiga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kenjige | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanyegi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanjege | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaniiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyengi | 63 | 1,958 | / |
| Kaniengi | 63 | 369 | / |
| Kangenge | 63 | 114 | / |
| Kganyegi | 63 | 7 | / |
| Kanyengy | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kanjenge | 63 | 4 | / |
| Kanjingi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanyegaya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanjegi | 53 | 28 | / |
| Caniega | 53 | 14 | / |
| Coniege | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kongege | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kamjigi | 53 | 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 Kanyighe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis