Kanyori Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1491:309,93219,396
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kanyori (62) may also be a first name.

Kanyori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyori is found most in Kenya. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kanyori click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyori? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyori are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kanyori is also the 1,246,114th most common first name on earth, borne by 62 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 309,932. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 56 percent live, Nakuru County, where 32 percent live and Laikipia County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Kanyori Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Kanyori
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