Kinyango Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinyango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya951:486,10425,105
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kinyango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinyango is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyango? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyango are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 486,104. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Taita Taveta County, where 89 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Rwanda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyangou941/
Kinyago93235/
Kinyano93164/
Kinyongo88561/
Kinyanga88460/
Kinjango884/
Kinyangaa82174/
Khinyongo8218/
Kinyang'a829/
Kinyongoh821/
Kinyaga803,376/
Kinyana80300/
Kinyogo8035/
Kiniago801/
Kinyonga75945/
Kinianga75404/
Kiniongo7568/
Kinjanga7537/
Kenyanga7532/
Kinjongo755/
Kinyagah752/
Kenyagoh752/
Kinyagha751/
Cinyongo751/
Cinyanga751/
Kenyongo751/
Chinyongo71128/
Quinjango7126/
Koingnogo711/
Koignongo711/
Kinjaanga711/
Kenyangah711/
Keanyongo711/
Kenyana67654/
Kenyaga67424/
Cinyaga6789/
Kenhago6787/
Keniano6751/
Kiniogo677/
Qinyana676/
Kinyona674/
Kinjogo674/
Ciniago674/
Cinyana672/
Kignaga671/
Ciniano671/
Chinyangah671/
Chinhyanga671/

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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
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  • 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 Kinyango
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