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 is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasanyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kasanyu is the 1,674,734th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kasanyu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kasanyu is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 333,669. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Mitooma District, where 23 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 11 percent reside and Bushenyi District, where 10 percent reside. Barring Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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