Kinyange Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinyange Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyange Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4111:128,81212,091
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
England31:18,572,686338,250
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Kinyange Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinyange is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kinyange click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyange? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kinyange is the 559,940th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kinyange are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kinyange is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 128,812. In Tanzania Kinyange is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 58 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Tanzania Kinyange exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

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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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