Kanyika Surname
Approximately 20,948 people bear this surname
Kanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 12,155 | 1:1,408 | 133 |
| Tanzania | 5,565 | 1:9,513 | 1,242 |
| Zambia | 2,168 | 1:7,311 | 868 |
| DR Congo | 978 | 1:75,541 | 8,781 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Kanyika (392) may also be a first name.
Kanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyika is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,714th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,887 people. Kanyika occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyika reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 436,979th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 392 people.
The surname Kanyika is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 12,155 people, or 1 in 1,408. Aside from Malawi Kanyika occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and Zambia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyikaa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Kanyike | 86 | 5,427 | / |
| Kanyiki | 86 | 4,359 | / |
| Kanyeka | 86 | 385 | / |
| Kanjika | 86 | 31 | / |
| Kanyiko | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaniika | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanieka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaniyka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaunjika | 80 | 510 | / |
| Kaniecka | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kannyike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyikyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kkanyike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaaniika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kounyika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjikkat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeki | 71 | 748 | / |
| Kanjeka | 71 | 134 | / |
| Kangeka | 71 | 70 | / |
| Kaniike | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kanyeke | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kanhica | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kanhike | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kamjika | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanyeko | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kanjiko | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanjiki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanjike | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanieki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniiki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniyke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konyiki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kañuika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konyiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieski | 67 | 408 | / |
| Khanyice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kannjeka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanieske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanehiko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konyikeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyichi | 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 Kanyika
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