Kinyahwe Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kinyahwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
Kinyahwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyahwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinyahwe is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyahwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kinyahwe is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kinyahwe are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kinyahwe is most common in: Nyeri County, where 90 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kinyahwe exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyae | 86 | 442 | / |
| Kenyahweh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kinyaha | 80 | 1,290 | / |
| Kinyowe | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kinyawa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kinyaje | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinyawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinyawyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinyua | 71 | 87,853 | / |
| Kinyaa | 71 | 1,006 | / |
| Kinyoa | 71 | 330 | / |
| Kinyea | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kinyoe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kiniye | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kinyey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyahjui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyawaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyachui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyova | 67 | 815 | / |
| Kinyowa | 67 | 528 | / |
| Kinyaia | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kinyaui | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kinjaya | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kiniiya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kunyaye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kingiye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kingeya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kinjawi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinyayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinyaju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinyaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenyaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenyaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenyawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjiya | 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 Kinyahwe
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