Kanyiwe Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Kanyiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 158 | 1:342,897 | 31,680 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kanyiwe (43) may also be a first name.
Kanyiwe Demographics
Average Kanyiwe Salary in
South Africa
R 118,212
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kanyiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyiwe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kanyiwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyiwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kanyiwe is the 1,369,340th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyiwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name worldwide, borne by 43 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 342,897. In South Africa Kanyiwe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 38 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Western Cape, where 24 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 1 percent reside.
Kanyiwe Last Name Statistics demography
Kanyiwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.26% less than the national average, earning R 118,212 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanyiwe | 93 | 109 | / |
| Kanyiwa | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kanyewe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kanyiwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanyibe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaniiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanyiwa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kanyejwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainihewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanjiwa | 71 | 767 | / |
| Kanieva | 71 | 605 | / |
| Kanyeva | 71 | 128 | / |
| Kanjewe | 71 | 107 | / |
| Kanyewa | 71 | 24 | / |
| Konjiwe | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kanyivi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanievi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniebi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanieva | 67 | 345 | / |
| Kaynieva | 67 | 28 | / |
| Khanyeva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khaniiwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kanehiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kannieva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanyewoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyejwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konyieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qanyieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhoyue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyebui | 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 Kanyiwe
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