Kinyajui Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinyajui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyajui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kinyajui (68) may also be a first name.

Kinyajui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinyajui is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyajui? popularity and diffusion

Kinyajui is the 956,400th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kinyajui reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most common first name throughout the world, held by 68 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 171,037. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 36 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 36 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Kinyajui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kinyajui last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyahjui941/
Kinyaui9343/
Kinjajui881/
Kinyachui821/
Kenyajuui821/
Kinyaje801/
Kinyawi801/
Kinyawyi751/
Keinyabi751/
Kinayiabi7121/
Kinajhabi711/
Kinyawa6718/
Kinyewa675/
Kinjawi673/
Kinjaje671/
Kinhoui671/
Kinyebi671/
Kenyawi671/
Kenyaje671/

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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 Kinyajui
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