Kinyen Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kinyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kinyen (6) may also be a first name.

Kinyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinyen is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kinyen reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 6 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kainayen863/
Kingen83575/
Kineen83114/
Kenyen8343/
Kinjen835/
Kinyin834/
Kinaen831/
Kinien831/
Kinean830/
Kinyina77348/
Kinehan7777/
Kinoyan7766/
Kinienė7760/
Kinayan7717/
Kaingen779/
Kiniyan776/
Kinjene772/
Kigneng772/
Kainyin772/
Kineyan771/
Koinean771/
Kiniene771/
Kinayon770/
Cainyen770/
Keinienė7176/
Kinayung7134/
Chinoyen7121/
Chineyen7114/
Khinoyan7113/
Koingoen718/
Khoinean717/
Kkiniyan714/
Kaingoen714/
Keiniene713/
Kingowen713/
Kingoyan712/
Keinyina711/
Quinayen711/
Kinehane711/
Kiehnein711/
Kainying711/
Khenyene711/
Kinjin67259/
Khaingoen6717/
Kinain676/
Khingoyan675/
Koinayong675/
Cinean672/
Kiniem672/
Khinngoen672/
Cenyen672/
Kiniin671/
Kignem671/
Kinaun671/
Kinoin670/
Cingen670/

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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 Kinyen
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