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

The last name Kanyinga occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyinga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,082nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name Kanyinga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyinga reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kanyinga is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 48 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent live and Namibia, where 15 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Kanyinga
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