Kanyuga Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1311:352,51820,779
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
Russia571:2,528,475145,724

Kanyuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyuga (Russian: Канюга) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyuga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,022,958th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kanyuga are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Kanyuga is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 352,518. In Kenya Kanyuga is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 62 percent live, Muranga County, where 35 percent live and Embu County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and Russia, where 23 percent live.

Kanyuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Catholic (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyunga9349/
Kanyungga883/
Kanyugo86489/
Kanyugi86354/
Kaniuga86156/
Kanjuga8647/
Konyuga861/
Kanyungo80772/
Kanjunga80138/
Kanyungi80133/
Kanyunge80112/
Konyunga801/
Kanjouga801/
Kanyougi801/
Kanhyungo751/
Canjuga71549/
Kanayoge6719/
Kanjunge677/
Kanjungo674/
Kanjougou638/
Kounoiuga631/
Kanjogo572/
Kanjogi572/
Conjuga571/
Canjungo5318/
Konhougou501/

Kanyuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyuga in the Russian language
Канюгаkanuga-

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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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  • 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 Kanyuga
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