Kinahi Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2071:255,75720,606
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276

Kinahi Last Name Facts

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

Kinahi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinahi? popularity and diffusion

Kinahi is the 1,098,270th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kinahi are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 255,757. In Tanzania Kinahi is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 58 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 41 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinahoi926/
Kingahi921/
Kinajhiy861/
Kinohi8328/
Kunahi835/
Kinahe833/
Kenahi833/
Kinehi831/
Kunnahi7748/
Kineaid776/
Kinhoui771/
Khunahi771/
Kainehi771/
Kinoaid770/
Kinae7383/
Kinoua6718/
Kainae679/
Kingae676/
Kunahe676/
Kenaei673/
Kisnae673/
Kinuie672/
Kinaee672/
Kineeh672/
Kunaei671/
Qinaoi671/
Kuinae671/
Kinehe671/
Kunaeh671/
Kinaed671/

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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 Kinahi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis