Kanyima Surname
Approximately 4,537 people bear this surname
Kanyima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,680 | 1:20,076 | 2,534 |
| Uganda | 474 | 1:82,361 | 8,760 |
| Tanzania | 286 | 1:185,111 | 16,019 |
| Zambia | 84 | 1:188,690 | 12,615 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Kanyima (52) may also be a first name.
Kanyima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyima is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyima? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 103,597th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,606,248 people. The last name Kanyima occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyima reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,680 people, or 1 in 20,076. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gkanyima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaanyima | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyimi | 86 | 3,496 | / |
| Kanyimo | 86 | 1,238 | / |
| Kanyema | 86 | 862 | / |
| Kaniema | 86 | 150 | / |
| Konyima | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kanyime | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kanjima | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanyimy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanyema | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kanjaima | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangiema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanniema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjimahe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanaijima | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeme | 71 | 224 | / |
| Kanyemi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kanjimi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kanyemo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanieme | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kangema | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaniime | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konyema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainiemi | 67 | 77 | / |
| Kanjimoh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kanyemgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainyemi | 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 Kanyima
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