Kanyinyi Surname
Approximately 766 people bear this surname
Kanyinyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 637 | 1:83,111 | 8,494 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kanyinyi (12) may also be a first name.
Kanyinyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyinyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyinyi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyinyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 445,430th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,513,768 people. The last name Kanyinyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyinyi are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 83,111. In Tanzania Kanyinyi is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 67 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Tanga Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyini | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kanyingi | 88 | 3,239 | / |
| Kanyenyi | 88 | 107 | / |
| Kanyinyo | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kanienyi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanyinoi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanyieni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kainyingi | 82 | 4 | / |
| Kaniini | 80 | 918 | / |
| Kanyine | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kanyeny | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kanieni | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanjini | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaniengi | 75 | 369 | / |
| Kanyinge | 75 | 131 | / |
| Kanyinje | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kanienie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyione | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyinjj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjingi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanjini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyinje | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kanyena | 67 | 172 | / |
| Kanyene | 67 | 106 | / |
| Kanyeni | 67 | 8 | / |
| Canhini | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanjinj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kounouyini | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konyine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaniene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanjoinay | 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
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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 Kanyinyi
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