Kihunyi Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Kihunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kihunyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihunyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kihunyi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kihunyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihunyi? popularity and diffusion
Kihunyi is the 2,203,767th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kihunyi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 725,228. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 97 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Kihunyi occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihuni | 92 | 24 | / |
| Kihungi | 86 | 842 | / |
| Kihouni | 86 | 55 | / |
| Kihunyo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kihonyi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kihunii | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kihumni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiuni | 83 | 66 | / |
| Keihouni | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kihuna | 77 | 2,470 | / |
| Kuhuni | 77 | 225 | / |
| Kihoni | 77 | 77 | / |
| Kiouni | 77 | 55 | / |
| Kiungi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kihune | 77 | 35 | / |
| Koiuni | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kiuhni | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kehuni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kijuni | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kiungai | 71 | 133 | / |
| Koihoni | 71 | 81 | / |
| Chihuni | 71 | 71 | / |
| Kijungi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kihouna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kihunge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kiuynit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaiyuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gkiouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohjuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keihuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiunhit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kieunhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khyunni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiuna | 67 | 2,590 | / |
| Kyuni | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kiune | 67 | 61 | / |
| Qiuni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chihouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaijuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheyouni | 67 | 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 Kihunyi
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