Kinyang Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2691:171,67213,079
Malaysia401:737,35634,564
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kinyang (32) may also be a first name.

Kinyang Last Name Facts

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

Kinyang occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kinyang live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 171,672. In Kenya it is most common in: West Pokot County, where 94 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found and Narok County, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.

Kinyang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Kinyang
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