Kinyanja Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Kinyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kinyanja Demographics
Kinyanja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kinyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinyanja occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,918,812th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyanja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 507,471. In Kenya Kinyanja is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 99 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Kinyanja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunyanja | 88 | 492 | / |
| Kinyanya | 88 | 436 | / |
| Kenyanja | 88 | 47 | / |
| Kinjanja | 88 | 41 | / |
| Kinyansa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kinyanji | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kinyanje | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kinyanza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinyanjui | 82 | 56,141 | / |
| Kinyanjoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kinyangia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kenyanya | 75 | 3,440 | / |
| Kinyange | 75 | 567 | / |
| Kenyansa | 75 | 287 | / |
| Kenyanji | 75 | 101 | / |
| Kenyanza | 75 | 83 | / |
| Kenyanje | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kinyanye | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kunjanja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kiniania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinyanzo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chinjanja | 71 | 112 | / |
| Kenyanjui | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kinjanjui | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chinyanza | 71 | 9 | / |
| Chinyanje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chinyansa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kenyansia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenyaanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinyanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenyanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiniondja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinyaanya | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Kinyanja
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