Kanyiva Surname
Approximately 1,475 people bear this surname
Kanyiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,472 | 1:31,372 | 3,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanyiva (438) may also be a first name.
Kanyiva Demographics
Kanyiva Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyiva is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyiva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 265,253rd most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,940,709 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyiva live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 409,668th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 438 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 1,472 people, or 1 in 31,372. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 49 percent live, Makueni County, where 20 percent live and Machakos County, where 19 percent live. Barring Kenya Kanyiva exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Japan, where 0 percent live.
Kanyiva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kanyiva surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanieva | 86 | 605 | / |
| Kanyeva | 86 | 128 | / |
| Kanyiba | 86 | 100 | / |
| Kanjiva | 86 | 50 | / |
| Kanyiwa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Khanieva | 80 | 345 | / |
| Kaynieva | 80 | 28 | / |
| Khanyeva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kamnyeva | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kangieva | 80 | 11 | / |
| Khanyiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kannieva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Qanyieva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Konyieva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canyiova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khasnieva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaynieva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiwa | 71 | 767 | / |
| Konieva | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kanhiwa | 71 | 80 | / |
| Kanjiba | 71 | 78 | / |
| Konyeva | 71 | 46 | / |
| Kanyewa | 71 | 24 | / |
| Canieva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canyeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanyibo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Caniyva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qanyeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qanieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaniiwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kányiová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kanjevad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Konnieva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanehiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanyajua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konnyeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konyiová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyewoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyeswa | 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 Kanyiva
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