Kanyira Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Kanyira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Kanyira (15) may also be a first name.
Kanyira Demographics
Kanyira Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyira is most common in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyira? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyira is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanyira live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyira is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Kanyira is most prevalent in: Laikipia County, where 53 percent live, Nyeri County, where 34 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kanyira occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Kanyira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyiera | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiri | 86 | 4,997 | / |
| Kanjira | 86 | 2,295 | / |
| Kanyera | 86 | 937 | / |
| Kaniera | 86 | 45 | / |
| Kanyire | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kaniira | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanyiro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanehira | 80 | 5,020 | / |
| Khanyera | 80 | 105 | / |
| Kanjirai | 80 | 23 | / |
| Khanjira | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kanjiray | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kanihira | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaunjira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanjaira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangiira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannyiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaněra | 77 | 132 | / |
| Kanjairay | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kanjirath | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kanyereha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyerea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjhiray | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahanjira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyere | 71 | 5,616 | / |
| Kanajhiray | 71 | 1,957 | / |
| Kanjhairay | 71 | 1,719 | / |
| Kanjera | 71 | 801 | / |
| Kanjiri | 71 | 112 | / |
| Kangera | 71 | 78 | / |
| Kanjiro | 71 | 74 | / |
| Kanhire | 71 | 26 | / |
| Kanyeri | 71 | 13 | / |
| Caniera | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanhiri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kanjire | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khanyereha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Konyera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Konjira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaniere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjära | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canyiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canjira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanajhairay | 67 | 3,085 | / |
| Kanehiro | 67 | 595 | / |
| Khanjire | 67 | 216 | / |
| Khanjiri | 67 | 149 | / |
| Kanihero | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kanyeris | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kanihire | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kanihiro | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kannajhiray | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kanhaire | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanyerhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanjerau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanjera | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanjeera | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kangiire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kangerea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caunhyra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunjiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanheera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiriy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyerit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanihiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanijiro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyered | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyerzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangiiri | 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
- 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 Kanyira
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