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 occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kanyingi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyingi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,172nd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,249,937 people. Kanyingi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyingi live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyingi is also the 327,600th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 644 people.

Kanyingi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,669 people, or 1 in 17,302. In Kenya Kanyingi is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 25 percent live, Muranga County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 13 percent live. Barring Kenya it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Kanyingi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kanyingi last name is principally 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
  • 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 Kanyingi
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