Kanyion Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Kanyion Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Kanyion (15) may also be a first name.
Kanyion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyion Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyion is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyion? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyion is the 1,710,039th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanyion are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanyion is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 1,640,211. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 88 percent reside, Rivers, where 5 percent reside and Lagos, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Kanyion occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Kanyion
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