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

Kanyui is found most in Kenya. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyui? popularity and diffusion

Kanyui is the 1,918,812th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kanyui live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kanyui is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Kanyui is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 563,170. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 68 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 11 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Kanyui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kanyui surname is principally 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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