Kanyoka Surname

115,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,3601:6,542715
DR Congo1,5051:49,0895,934
Zambia1001:158,49911,214
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kanyoka (269) may also be a first name.

Kanyoka Last Name Facts

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

Kanyoka is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kanyoka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyoka? popularity and diffusion

Kanyoka is the 115,758th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,827,827 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyoka reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kanyoka is also the 542,091st most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 269 people.

Kanyoka is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,360 people, or 1 in 6,542. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kanyoka
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