Kanyongo Surname

143,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,4981:6,180664
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Tanzania721:735,30041,343
Zambia611:259,83515,508
Kenya581:796,20531,724
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Namibia61:401,56710,578
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kanyongo (103) may also be a first name.

Kanyongo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyongo is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyongo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 143,030th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,344,016 people. The surname Kanyongo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyongo reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 103 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,498 people, or 1 in 6,180. In Zimbabwe Kanyongo is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 43 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 16 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Kanyongo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kanyongo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kanyongo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

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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 Kanyongo
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