Kanyije Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kanyije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Kanyije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyije occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyije? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyije is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyije live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda Kanyije is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 25 percent reside, Kanungu District, where 25 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Kanyije
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