Kasanyu Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Kasanyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 117 | 1:333,669 | 22,303 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kasanyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasanyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kasanyu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasanyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kasanyu is the 1,674,734th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Kasanyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kasanyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda Kasanyu is mostly found in: Mitooma District, where 23 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 11 percent are found and Bushenyi District, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashanyu | 93 | 31 | / |
| Kaisanyu | 93 | 18 | / |
| Keasanyu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kaishanyu | 88 | 60 | / |
| Kaisainyu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kasanju | 86 | 6 | / |
| Keisanyu | 80 | 65 | / |
| Kashanju | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasanjiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasanhau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keishanyu | 75 | 652 | / |
| Kashanijou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Keisahanyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Casaniu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Casangiu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kosanoju | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kachanju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cassaniu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cassagnau | 63 | 137 | / |
| Cassagnou | 63 | 104 | / |
| Cassagnaud | 59 | 289 | / |
| Cassaignau | 59 | 52 | / |
| Cassagnous | 59 | 2 | / |
| Cassanho | 53 | 132 | / |
| Cazanoiu | 53 | 95 | / |
| Cazanjiu | 53 | 49 | / |
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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 Kasanyu
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