Kiniani Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kiniani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiniani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kiniani (60) may also be a first name.

Kiniani Last Name Facts

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

Kiniani occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kiniani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiniani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kiniani is the 1,403,590th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. Kiniani is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kiniani live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 60 people.

Kiniani is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 360,147. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiniangi93234/
Kioniani9332/
Kaingiani884/
Kinjani8648/
Kuniani8613/
Kinyani869/
Kinyangi80632/
Kiniongi80253/
Kinjangi80210/
Kainyani8045/
Kiniange8033/
Kinyanyi8012/
Khinjani803/
Kinyanui802/
Kuinjani801/
Khinyani801/
Kegniani801/
Keinyani801/
Kinianes800/
Cinggiani757/
Kinyangai751/
Kenyani71767/
Kinyana71300/
Kenhani71191/
Kunyani71145/
Kenjani71126/
Kinyoni71105/
Kunjani7184/
Kinyanj7136/
Kimjani7127/
Kinjane715/
Kiniona714/
Kinyany712/
Kinyane712/
Kunioni711/
Kynyani711/
Kinhoni711/
Cinyani711/
Kignane711/
Kinhane711/
Kenyangi676,206/
Chinyani673,867/
Kinyange67567/
Chinjani6766/
Khenyani6715/
Quiniana6713/
Kenyanyi674/
Chignani672/
Chinioni672/
Kinyanee671/
Khenjani671/
Kinehane671/
Khinyane671/
Caignani671/

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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
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  • 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 Kiniani
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