Kanyugi Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3411:135,42511,086
United States101:36,245,893832,629
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kanyugi (21) may also be a first name.

Kanyugi Last Name Facts

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

Kanyugi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyugi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 794,916th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name Kanyugi is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanyugi reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 21 people.

The last name Kanyugi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 135,425. In Kenya Kanyugi is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 30 percent live, Muranga County, where 27 percent live and Kiambu County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Kanyugi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kanyugi earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyungi93133/
Kanyougi931/
Kanyuga86247/
Kanyunge80112/
Kaniuga71156/
Kanjuga7147/
Kanjogi712/
Konyuga711/
Kanayoge6719/
Kanjunge677/
Kanjouga671/
Canjuga57549/
Kounoiuga501/

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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 Kanyugi
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