Kanyonta Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kanyonta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyonta Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kanyonta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyonta is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyonta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyonta reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kanyonta is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 33 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 33 percent live and Mubende District, where 33 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyanta884,918/
Kanyonto884/
Kanyonte881/
Kaninta80287/
Kanintha756/
Kanjanta756/
Kanyante752/
Kanianta751/
Kanyanto751/
Kanyanthi714/
Khanjanta712/
Kanhantai711/
Kanihanta711/
Kaninto67208/
Khamnintha6798/
Koninta6714/
Kanhanthai671/
Konenta671/
Kanhounnty671/
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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 Kanyonta
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