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
The last name Kinyahwe is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyahwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly 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.
The last name Kinyahwe is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kinyahwe is most common in: Nyeri County, where 90 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside.
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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