Kanyita Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Kanyita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 162 | 1:285,061 | 18,491 |
| Tanzania | 79 | 1:670,147 | 39,342 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kanyita (16) may also be a first name.
Kanyita Demographics
Kanyita Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyita Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanyita is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyita? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanyita is the 961,438th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyita are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanyita is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
Kanyita is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 285,061. In Kenya Kanyita is most prevalent in: Laikipia County, where 36 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 30 percent live and Muranga County, where 28 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.
Kanyita Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyitta | 93 | 9 | / |
| Khanyita | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeta | 86 | 540 | / |
| Kanyiti | 86 | 348 | / |
| Kaniita | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kanyite | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kanjita | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanieta | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kanyito | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyetta | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanyityo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanijeta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanyite | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kangeta | 71 | 726 | / |
| Kanyeti | 71 | 289 | / |
| Kanyeto | 71 | 163 | / |
| Kanyete | 71 | 153 | / |
| Canieta | 71 | 99 | / |
| Canhita | 71 | 66 | / |
| Kanjeta | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kanjito | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanhiti | 71 | 7 | / |
| Canyiti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaniete | 71 | 2 | / |
| Canyeta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniiti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangetta | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kangetha | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kanyette | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kauniete | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khangeta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanyetti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaniithi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannieti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyetto | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konijeta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounyiti | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kganyete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyethe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamjitta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanehite | 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 Kanyita
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