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 occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyin? popularity and diffusion

Kinyin is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Kinyin occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kinyin are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kinyin is also the 2,900,335th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 15 people.

The last name Kinyin is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 100 percent live. Besides Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Kinyin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kinyin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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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