Kanyire Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kanyire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kanyire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyire is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyire? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kanyire live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Kanyire is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 8 percent live and Kenya, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyiere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyere | 86 | 5,616 | / |
| Kanyiri | 86 | 4,997 | / |
| Kanyira | 86 | 136 | / |
| Kanhire | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kanjire | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kaniere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanjire | 80 | 216 | / |
| Kanihire | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kanhaire | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanyerhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kangiire | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanyered | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyiera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kannyiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyereha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyerer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khanyerea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniohire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjere | 71 | 2,837 | / |
| Kanjira | 71 | 2,295 | / |
| Kangere | 71 | 1,145 | / |
| Kanyera | 71 | 937 | / |
| Kanjiri | 71 | 112 | / |
| Kaniera | 71 | 45 | / |
| Konyere | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kanyeri | 71 | 13 | / |
| Canière | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kanhiri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Caniere | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kaniira | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khanyereha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kahangiire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanjiry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canyiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canniere | 67 | 170 | / |
| Khanjiri | 67 | 149 | / |
| Khanyera | 67 | 105 | / |
| Kanjirai | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khanjira | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kanjiray | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kanyeris | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaungere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cauniere | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kannhere | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kounjire | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cannière | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanihira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kongeire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koniisre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunjiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanhere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanjere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjaira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiriy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cagnaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canniére | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunjira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanihiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyerit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangerea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cagniere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangiiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyerzi | 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 Kanyire
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