Kanyuma Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanyuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2421:65,4965,808
Uganda441:887,25640,445
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kanyuma (91) may also be a first name.

Kanyuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyuma (Marathi: कन्यूमा) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyuma? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kanyuma is the 821,713th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanyuma reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most common forename internationally. It is borne by 91 people.

Kanyuma is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 65,496. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 78 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Kanyuma is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahanyuma881/
Kanyumi8679/
Kanyume8659/
Kanjuma8616/
Konyuma861/
Kanyumoo804/
Khanhuma801/
Kanjumma801/
Kanyumyi801/
Kanjoma71800/
Kanayome674/
Kongnumat633/
Kainjomah631/
Khongnumat5965/
Konjoma577/

Kanyuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanyuma in the Marathi language
कन्यूमाkan'yuma-

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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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  • 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 Kanyuma
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