Kiningi Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiningi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiningi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kiningi (18) may also be a first name.

Kiningi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiningi is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kiningi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiningi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Kiningi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kiningi are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kiningi is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 18 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kiningi
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