Kinyaga Surname

133,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinyaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1011:17,0722,199
Kenya1981:233,23216,365
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda291:1,346,18251,611
Namibia51:481,88011,140
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kinyaga (22) may also be a first name.

Kinyaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinyaga occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,513th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,158,633 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyaga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kinyaga is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 17,072. In Tanzania Kinyaga is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 43 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Kinyaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kinyaga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyanga93460/
Kinyagah932/
Kinyagha931/
Kinyangaa88174/
Kinyang'a889/
Kinyangai881/
Kenyaga86424/
Kinyago86235/
Kinyage86196/
Cinyaga8689/
Kignaga861/
Kinyagi861/
Kinyonga80945/
Kinyangi80632/
Kinyange80567/
Kinianga80404/
Kinyango8098/
Chinyaga8093/
Kinjanga8037/
Kenyanga8032/
Kenyagah802/
Kenyagha802/
Kenyagai801/
Cinyanga801/
Kenyangah751/
Kinjaanga751/
Kinyangou751/
Ciniaga7160/
Kinyogo7135/
Kenyagi7133/
Kinyoge7112/
Kenyage716/
Kinjagi714/
Kiniagi712/
Kinhage712/
Kinyogi711/
Kiniago711/
Kenyoga711/
Kenyangi676,206/
Kinyonge67712/
Kinyongo67561/
Kenyange67498/
Kiniangi67234/
Kenyonga67216/
Kinjangi67210/
Chiniaga6756/
Kiniange6733/
Kenyagye676/
Kinyongi675/
Kinjango674/
Kenyagoh672/
Kinjonga671/
Kinjaggi671/
Kenjanga671/

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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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  • 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 Kinyaga
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