Kanyonji Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kanyonji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kanyonji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyonji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanyonji is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyonji? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kanyonji live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanyonji is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Kanyonji is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 44 percent are found, Kericho County, where 11 percent are found and Muranga County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyanji | 88 | 397 | / |
| Kanyonje | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kanyonja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kanionji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khanyanji | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kanyanjui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaninji | 80 | 396 | / |
| Kanenji | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kanyanja | 75 | 401 | / |
| Kanianji | 75 | 349 | / |
| Kanyonge | 75 | 234 | / |
| Kanyanje | 75 | 149 | / |
| Kanjonja | 75 | 117 | / |
| Kanjanji | 75 | 76 | / |
| Kanyonye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kanienji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kangenji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyanjye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanyanjje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainyonge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanenje | 67 | 300 | / |
| Kahanyanja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaninie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanynhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaninje | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanyonji
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