Kanyili Surname
Approximately 5,471 people bear this surname
Kanyili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,203 | 1:3,527 | 435 |
| Kenya | 260 | 1:177,615 | 13,398 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kanyili (92) may also be a first name.
Kanyili Demographics
Kanyili Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyili Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyili is found most in Burkina Faso. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyili? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 87,885th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,332,032 people. Kanyili is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyili live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 92 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 5,203 people, or 1 in 3,527. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 89 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Burkina Faso this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Kanyili Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyilli | 93 | 17 | / |
| Kanyilei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyieli | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khanyilie | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanyile | 86 | 1,890 | / |
| Kanjili | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kanyila | 86 | 8 | / |
| Konyili | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanyile | 80 | 54,372 | / |
| Kganyile | 80 | 32 | / |
| Kahnyile | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khanyila | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanjilia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaanyile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanijeli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyilea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyelli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjilai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyeli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyiele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyilee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyille | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahanyile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjeli | 71 | 1,273 | / |
| Kanyela | 71 | 626 | / |
| Kanyele | 71 | 434 | / |
| Kanjila | 71 | 258 | / |
| Kangeli | 71 | 43 | / |
| Konyeli | 71 | 39 | / |
| Konjili | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kaniela | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kanjile | 71 | 20 | / |
| Canieli | 71 | 15 | / |
| Konyile | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qanyile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjily | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanyela | 67 | 129 | / |
| Khanjila | 67 | 109 | / |
| Kounyeli | 67 | 83 | / |
| Khaniele | 67 | 44 | / |
| Canielli | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khanyele | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaunjila | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khonyile | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanhelli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khangeli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanhile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanielle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konniyli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounieli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanjile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgonyeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonyeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyelaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjelli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanyile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canielio | 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 Kanyili
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