Kanyili Surname

87,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kanyili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5,2031:3,527435
Kenya2601:177,61513,398
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kanyili (92) may also be a first name.

Kanyili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyili is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanyili.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,885th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,332,032 people. Kanyili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyili reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 92 people.

The surname Kanyili is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 5,203 people, or 1 in 3,527. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 89 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Kanyili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kanyili last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kanyili
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