Kinyere Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Kinyere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kinyere (35) may also be a first name.
Kinyere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinyere occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyere? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 942,947th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyere reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 320,858. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 99 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kienyere | 93 | 7 | / |
| Kinyerea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kingeyere | 88 | 10 | / |
| Kinyera | 86 | 6,363 | / |
| Cinyere | 86 | 247 | / |
| Kinyire | 86 | 62 | / |
| Kingere | 86 | 40 | / |
| Kinyeri | 86 | 36 | / |
| Kenyere | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kinoere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kenyereš | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kingerey | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kinayera | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kinyerai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinierea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinare | 77 | 283 | / |
| Kinire | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chineyere | 75 | 62 | / |
| Chiniyere | 75 | 5 | / |
| Chinoyere | 75 | 4 | / |
| Keneyeres | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chinhyere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kingery | 71 | 6,015 | / |
| Kengere | 71 | 2,876 | / |
| Kenyeri | 71 | 121 | / |
| Kiniery | 71 | 83 | / |
| Kinyiri | 71 | 55 | / |
| Keniere | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kenyera | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kinirey | 71 | 8 | / |
| Khinare | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kenyery | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kinyira | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kineara | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kineyra | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kineery | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kinaree | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cinyeri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cineyre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kignery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenjere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenyire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinjeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kineira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kineeri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinaure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinarey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kenjereš | 67 | 265 | / |
| Khengere | 67 | 166 | / |
| Chinjere | 67 | 110 | / |
| Kinejara | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kenieres | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kenjeres | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chineyre | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khinnare | 67 | 6 | / |
| Quignere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiniere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kengerey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qenyeres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiniyara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinajare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khainare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenawere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingerry | 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 Kinyere
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