Kanyume Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kanyume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kanyume 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
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kanyume (14) may also be a first name.

Kanyume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyume has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyume? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kanyume is the 2,506,728th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyume are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kanyume is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 328,473. In Zimbabwe Kanyume is most common in: Midlands Province, where 38 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 26 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Kanyume exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

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
Kanyuma86338/
Kanyumi8679/
Kanayome804/
Kanyumyi801/
Kahanyuma751/
Kanjuma7116/
Konyuma711/
Kanjumma671/
Kanjoma57800/
Konnehome500/

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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 Kanyume
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