Kanyiki Surname
Approximately 4,359 people bear this surname
Kanyiki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,002 | 1:18,461 | 2,303 |
| Tanzania | 211 | 1:250,908 | 20,278 |
| Namibia | 67 | 1:35,961 | 5,106 |
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Kanyiki (381) may also be a first name.
Kanyiki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyiki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyiki is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyiki? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 107,090th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,671,839 people. The last name Kanyiki is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyiki live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 444,187th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 381 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,002 people, or 1 in 18,461. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Namibia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyikyi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyika | 86 | 20,948 | / |
| Kanyike | 86 | 5,427 | / |
| Kanyeki | 86 | 748 | / |
| Kanjiki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaniiki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanieki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Konyiki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanieski | 80 | 408 | / |
| Kanyikaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kannyike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyichi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kkanyike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaniesski | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanieskit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeka | 71 | 385 | / |
| Kaniike | 71 | 62 | / |
| Kanyeke | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kanjika | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kanhike | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanjike | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konieki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniyke | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniyka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanieka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniica | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaunjika | 67 | 510 | / |
| Kaniecka | 67 | 33 | / |
| Konjicki | 67 | 17 | / |
| Caniecki | 67 | 14 | / |
| Canieski | 67 | 10 | / |
| Konieski | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khanyice | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanieske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounyika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konyikeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaniika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniecke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannyeke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanjeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konhicki | 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 Kanyiki
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