Kanyungi Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kanyungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kanyungi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyungi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyungi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyungi reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 568,304. Excluding The DR Congo Kanyungi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Kanyungi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyugi93354/
Kanyuni933/
Kanyunyi88339/
Kanyunge88112/
Kanyunga8849/
Kanyougi881/
Kanyungga823/
Kanjuni80954/
Kanyuga80247/
Kanyuna803/
Konyuni802/
Kanhuni801/
Kanjunga75138/
Kanjunge757/
Konyunga751/
Kaniuga67156/
Kanjune6767/
Kanjuga6747/
Konjuni679/
Kanjogi672/
Konyune671/
Kanjuna671/
Konyuga671/

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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 Kanyungi
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