Kinyei Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Kinyei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kinyei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinyei is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyei live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Kinyei is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 433,948. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 97 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keinyei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kineye | 83 | 160 | / |
| Kinaye | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kenyei | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kinyee | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kingei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kinyey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinuye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kineie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kainaye | 77 | 17 | / |
| Keniyei | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kinyehe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kineaid | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kinuyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinyiji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiniyio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khinyee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kainhaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kinayaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keingeai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinaiyio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenoye | 67 | 413 | / |
| Kinawe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kingee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kenoei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kengei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinaje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keneye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kenaei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kynoye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kenaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinuie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinaee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinuej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenuye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiniey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinoey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kineey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kinyei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis