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
Kanyije is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyije? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyije reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanyije is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,951,964. In Uganda it 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 this last name exists in one country. It is also found 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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