Kanyui Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kanyui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kanyui 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
Kenya821:563,17026,996
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kanyui (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kanyui Demographics

Kanyui Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kanyui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyui is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyui? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kanyui reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kanyui is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 12 people.

The last name Kanyui is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Muranga County, where 68 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 11 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.

Kanyui Last Name Statistics demography

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

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
Kaunyui921/
Konyui837/
Kanyue831/
Kanioui779/
Kounyui774/
Khanioui715/
Khannioui671/
Konjuhi62621/
Kamniue621/
Khanéoua571/
Kongnuyuy538/
Khamgnouy534/
Kognoujui531/
Cheinyuei531/
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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 Kanyui
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