Kanyoko Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3001:153,93312,224
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanyoko (29) may also be a first name.

Kanyoko Last Name Facts

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

Kanyoko is found most in Kenya. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyoko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanyoko is the 571,325th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. Kanyoko occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyoko live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 29 people.

The last name Kanyoko is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 153,933. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 34 percent are found, Muranga County, where 28 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 16 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Kanyoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kanyoko surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyko921/
Kanyoka863,987/
Kanyako8637/
Kanoyko8629/
Kanioko864/
Kanjoko862/
Kanayko862/
Canyoko861/
Konyoko861/
Kanyshko8069/
Kganyako8022/
Khanyako805/
Kanyooka802/
Kaneko77327,079/
Kaniko77111/
Kanyka7741/
Kanhko771/
Kaneoukou752/
Kanjoka711,950/
Kaneoka71884/
Kanyaka71683/
Kanioka71256/
Kanekoa71214/
Konyoka71113/
Kanjako71100/
Khaneko7169/
Kangiko7156/
Konioko7156/
Kanoyka719/
Kognoko718/
Katniko715/
Kaineko714/
Kanikou713/
Kanekou713/
Katneko711/
Kangeko711/
Kanieko711/
Kanigko711/
Kanniko711/
Kanoika711/
Kaneiko711/
Konyshko6766/
Kanyakat677/
Kanikopp676/
Kanjakko675/
Konychko673/
Khaneiko673/
Kannikko673/
Khanyaka672/
Kanehako672/
Kanjjako672/
Khonyoka672/
Khanykeo671/
Kaunyaka671/
Khayneko671/
Kanhikot671/
Kannikod671/
Kuonyoka671/
Kainikoy671/
Kannyaka671/
Kanikout671/
Kaniocka671/
Kanyaaka671/
Konyakou671/
Kganyaqo671/

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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 Kanyoko
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