Kanyisa Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanyisa (2,200) may also be a first name.

Kanyisa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanyisa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kanyisa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyisa are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,594th most widespread first name on earth, held by 2,200 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe Kanyisa is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 94 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 15 percent reside.

Kanyisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kanyisa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kanyisa
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