Kinanu Surname

165,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,5771:17,9202,125
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kinanu (391) may also be a first name.

Kinanu Last Name Facts

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

Kinanu occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 165,565th most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,785,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinanu are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 437,834th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 391 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,577 people, or 1 in 17,920. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 82 percent are found, Tharaka Nithi County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Kinanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kinanu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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
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  • 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 Kinanu
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