Kanywani Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Kanywani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 82 | 1:476,089 | 27,837 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
Kanywani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanywani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanywani is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kanywani.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanywani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,034,059th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kanywani are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 476,089. In Uganda Kanywani is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 15 percent reside, Kampala District, where 13 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanywanyi | 94 | 9 | / |
| Kanyowani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kanjwani | 88 | 75 | / |
| Kanywana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kanjwane | 75 | 7 | / |
| Kanjvani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Konywana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kanebani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaniwane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konywaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaneboyni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanevanni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaniveni | 63 | 29 | / |
| Kanevana | 63 | 15 | / |
| Kaneveni | 63 | 13 | / |
| Kanjvane | 63 | 5 | / |
| Konibani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanewene | 63 | 1 | / |
| Canevani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konjwana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Konebani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kenewane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanevane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kanneveni | 59 | 181 | / |
| Kannevoni | 59 | 3 | / |
| Khonjwana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kounibani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanniveni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanneboni | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kanneboini | 56 | 3 | / |
| Kanneboine | 56 | 3 | / |
| Cañuani | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kenewene | 50 | 1 | / |
| Coniwane | 50 | 1 | / |
| Canevana | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanywani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis