Kinanja Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Kinanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
Kinanja (10) may also be a first name.
Kinanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinanja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kinanja.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,551,568th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname Kinanja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinanja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kinanja is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 91 percent live, Arusha Region, where 3 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Beside Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Burundi, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinansa | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kinanya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kunanja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kenanja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kinanjui | 80 | 72 | / |
| Kinganya | 80 | 27 | / |
| Kinansad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kinondja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kinganza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinganji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinaanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenandja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kunhanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinganije | 75 | 10 | / |
| Keenandja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinhanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinaynjui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kionganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainansad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kunania | 71 | 228 | / |
| Kinange | 71 | 166 | / |
| Kinanie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kinanye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinanzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koinange | 67 | 1,343 | / |
| Kenancha | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kenganya | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kingonji | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chinansa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kainange | 67 | 19 | / |
| Chinanza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kingonje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kenganza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyonanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinaneee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kunaania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinangey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cihnanya | 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 Kinanja
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