Kinyin Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kinyin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kinyin (15) may also be a first name.

Kinyin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinyin is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kinyin live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kinyin is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Kinyin is mostly found in: Zou Department, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Kinyin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kinyin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kinyin surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyina92348/
Kainyin922/
Keinyina861/
Kainying861/
Kinjin83259/
Kinyen834/
Kinien831/
Kiniin831/
Kenyin830/
Kinienė7760/
Kenyina7750/
Kenyion771/
Kiniene771/
Kinjine771/
Keinienė7176/
Quainyin714/
Keiniene713/
Kingen67575/
Kenyen6743/
Kinjen675/
Kiniem672/
Qinjin671/
Kinhim671/
Kengeyina671/

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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 Kinyin
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