Kinyanjui Surname

10,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinyanjui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyanjui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya55,3781:834127
United States2971:1,220,40086,581
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1011:551,66433,983
United Arab Emirates761:120,55610,223
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Kinyanjui (14,187) may also be a first name.

Kinyanjui Last Name Facts

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

Kinyanjui is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kinyanjui.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyanjui? popularity and diffusion

Kinyanjui is the 10,020th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 129,808 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kinyanjui live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 48,168th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 14,187 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 55,378 people, or 1 in 834. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 30 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 17 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Kinyanjui Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kinyanjui last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kinyanjui surname are 1.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.35% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kinyanjui earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.95% less than the national average, earning $37,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $54,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyanju9413/
Kinyanji942/
Kenyanjui8916/
Kinjanjui899/
Kinyanjiu891/
Kinyanjue891/
Kinyanjoi891/
Kenyanji82101/
Kinyanja8294/
Kinyanje822/
Chinyanji781/
Kinyange71567/
Kenyanje7159/
Kenyanja7147/
Kinjanja7141/
Kinyanye714/
Chinjanji6721/
Chinyanje673/
Kinyonge59712/
Kenyange59498/
Kiniange5933/
Kinhonhi592/
Kenyonyu591/
Chinyanye5613/
Kainyonge561/
Chinjonji561/
Kenihani'a531/

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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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  • 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 Kinyanjui
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