Kanyinga Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kanyinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Zambia1481:107,0948,406
Namibia961:25,0984,061
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanyinga (48) may also be a first name.

Kanyinga Last Name Facts

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

Kanyinga is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyinga? popularity and diffusion

Kanyinga is the 509,082nd most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyinga are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kanyinga is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 48 people.

Kanyinga is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 23 percent are found and Namibia, where 15 percent are found.

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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
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