Kanyik Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kanyik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6091:121,31313,192
Hungary1501:65,4426,758
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kányik (7) are calculated separately.

Kanyik (28) may also be a first name.

Kanyik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyik is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kányik. Click here for further possible spellings of Kanyik.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyik? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 437,968th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,307,211 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kanyik live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 121,313. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Kanyik Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyik earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 190.57% more than the national average, earning R 690,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kányik947/
Kasnyik92163/
Kanyisk921/
Khanyike861/
Kkanyike861/
Kannyike861/
Kanyek838/
Kaniek833/
Konyik832/
Canyik831/
Kanyiková801/
Kanyikova801/
Kaniike7762/
Kasnyík7749/
Kainyek7710/
Kanjike772/
Kaniyke772/
Kanieck772/
Kanjiok771/
Kosnyik771/
Kanyekh771/
Kanieke771/
Kanyickova753/
Kaněk738/
Kanikova7158/
Khanyezk714/
Kanykova714/
Kanieske712/
Kannyeke711/
Kaniecke711/
Khanykova67276/
Khanikova6785/
Konjik6769/
Kannikova6754/
Konyek6716/
Kanjic677/
Kangek672/
Kanhek672/
Kannykova672/
Ckanikova671/
Koniek671/
Kaniec671/
Kaunikova671/

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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
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  • 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 Kanyik
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