Kanyunyi Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

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

Kanyunyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyunyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kanyunyi (49) may also be a first name.

Kanyunyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanyunyi is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyunyi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kanyunyi reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 49 people.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Outside of The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kanyunyi Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyunyi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyuni933/
Kanyungi88133/
Kanjuni80954/
Kanyuna803/
Konyuni802/
Kanhuni801/
Kanyunge75112/
Kanjune6767/
Konjuni679/
Konyune671/
Kanjuna671/
Kanjunge637/
Kanhäusner561/
Koonyunhee561/
Cagnune5317/
Komjuni532/
Kanjone532/
Kanjona531/
Konjune531/
Khanjone505/
Conhouny502/
Kongnune501/
Kainjona501/

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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 Kanyunyi
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