Kanyiso Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680

Kanyiso (679) may also be a first name.

Kanyiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyiso occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyiso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,918,812th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Kanyiso is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyiso live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kanyiso is also the 317,830th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 679 people.

It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 291,288. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 43 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 28 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 28 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

Kanyiso Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyiso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.91% less than the national average, earning R 114,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanyiso9330/
Kanyisa8641/
Kaniiso864/
Khanyisa8035/
Kanyisha809/
Khonyiso801/
Qhanyiso801/
Kanyisza801/
Khanyeso801/
Khanyisha751/
Khanyitsa751/
Canieso711,068/
Kanyesa7140/
Kanyiza7110/
Konyeso712/
Kanjisa711/
Kagneso711/
Canyeso711/
Kanehisa67898/
Kanyesha67382/
Khanyesa674/
Kanyixha671/
Khanyezo671/
Canyissa671/
Kanyicia671/
Kanjeisa671/
Kaniesha671/
Kanaiyaisah671/

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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 Kanyiso
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