Kinyatta Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kinyatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kinyatta (328) may also be a first name.

Kinyatta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinyatta is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyatta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,133,308th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Kinyatta is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kinyatta live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kinyatta is also the 484,112th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 328 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 270,058. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 70 percent are found, Makueni County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Kinyatta Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyata931,934/
Kenyatta885,548/
Kinyatti8826/
Kinyaata885/
Kinyatha881/
Kenjyatta823/
Kinyota80754/
Kenyata80416/
Kinyati80289/
Kiniata8048/
Kinhata806/
Kinyato801/
Kenyattaia782/
Kenyatte757/
Keniatta751/
Kinyaati751/
Kenyatté751/
Kenyatti751/
Kinjatti751/
Kenyahta751/
Kenyotta751/
Chinyahta711/
Kiniati6735/
Kenyota6715/
Kinyoto6712/
Kinaaihata671/
Kinjati671/

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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 Kinyatta
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