Kanyunge Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kanyunge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyunge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia711:223,23814,032
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Kanyunge Last Name Facts

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

Kanyunge is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kanyunge click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyunge? popularity and diffusion

Kanyunge is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. Kanyunge occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyunge reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kanyunge is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia Kanyunge is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 48 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 38 percent reside and Southern Province, where 7 percent reside. Barring Zambia Kanyunge is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyungi88133/
Kanyunga8849/
Kanjunge887/
Kanyungga823/
Kanyugi80354/
Kanyuga80247/
Kanjune8067/
Kanyuni803/
Kanyuna803/
Konyune801/
Kanyunyi75339/
Kanjunga75138/
Kanayoge7519/
Kanyougi751/
Konyunga751/
Kanjuni67954/
Kaniuga67156/
Kanjuga6747/
Cagnune6717/
Kanjone672/
Konyuni672/
Konjune671/
Kanjuna671/
Kanhäusner671/
Koonyunhee671/
Konyuga671/
Kanhuni671/

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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 Kanyunge
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