Kanyoi Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Kanyoi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanyoi (11) may also be a first name.
Kanyoi Demographics
Kanyoi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyoi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyoi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyoi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyoi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,637,889th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyoi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanyoi is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 11 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya Kanyoi is mostly found in: Nyandarua County, where 80 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 7 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Kanyoi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname 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 Kanyoi
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