Kanyoka Surname
Approximately 3,987 people bear this surname
Kanyoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2,360 | 1:6,542 | 715 |
| DR Congo | 1,505 | 1:49,089 | 5,934 |
| Zambia | 100 | 1:158,499 | 11,214 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
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
The last name Kanyoka is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kanyoka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyoka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 115,758th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,827,827 people. The surname Kanyoka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyoka are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 542,091st most common first name at a global level, held by 269 people.
This last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2,360 people, or 1 in 6,542. In Zimbabwe Kanyoka 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. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name 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
- 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 Kanyoka
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