Kanyingi Surname

138,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyingi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyingi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6691:17,3022,069
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kanyingi (644) may also be a first name.

Kanyingi Last Name Facts

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

Kanyingi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyingi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanyingi is the 138,172nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,249,937 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyingi are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanyingi is also the 327,600th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 644 people.

The surname Kanyingi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,669 people, or 1 in 17,302. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent reside, Muranga County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kanyingi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kanyingi earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

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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 Kanyingi
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