Kanyoro Surname
Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname
Kanyoro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,049 | 1:22,538 | 2,566 |
| Uganda | 487 | 1:80,163 | 8,590 |
| Tanzania | 231 | 1:229,184 | 18,969 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kanyoro (790) may also be a first name.
Kanyoro Demographics
Kanyoro Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kanyoro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanyoro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanyoro has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanyoro? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 156,421st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,603,625 people. Kanyoro occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kanyoro live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyoro is also the 291,524th most frequent first name in the world, held by 790 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,049 people, or 1 in 22,538. In Kenya Kanyoro is most frequent in: Kiambu County, where 23 percent live, Nairobi County, where 18 percent live and Nyeri County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya Kanyoro occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
Kanyoro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kanyoro earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanyooro | 93 | 2 | / |
| Khanyoro | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kanyotro | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyoros | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyorgo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanyohoro | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kanyora | 86 | 1,023 | / |
| Kanyaro | 86 | 136 | / |
| Kanioro | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kanjoro | 86 | 11 | / |
| Konyoro | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kanioros | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kanyarod | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamnyora | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanyaroo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyorah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyorha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanyaroj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhro | 77 | 196 | / |
| Kanero | 77 | 159 | / |
| Kanyra | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kaniro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kanyohora | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kanniorou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanyara | 71 | 548 | / |
| Kangiro | 71 | 371 | / |
| Kangero | 71 | 235 | / |
| Konyora | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kanhero | 71 | 41 | / |
| Canyora | 71 | 37 | / |
| Kanirou | 71 | 22 | / |
| Caneyro | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kaniora | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaniroh | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kanerot | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kanjora | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanjaro | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanharo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanyaró | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanairo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khaniro | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kangnooroo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneiro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konjoro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamjoro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniros | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanoira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khanjro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konhoro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kainairo | 67 | 125 | / |
| Kaniaros | 67 | 118 | / |
| Kaniarou | 67 | 54 | / |
| Konyorah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Khaniroh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kanyarad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khanjaro | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konyroth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangiroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyatra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjoora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanjarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanioras | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanhoira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahaniro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanyara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanharo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koniorou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyarra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanoira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khannyra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamnyara | 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
- 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 Kanyoro
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis