Kinyina Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Kinyina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 338 | 1:156,632 | 14,076 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Kinyina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinyina is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyina? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 804,502nd most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyina live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 338 people, or 1 in 156,632. In Tanzania Kinyina is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyinga | 93 | 69 | / |
| Keinyina | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kinyin | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kenyina | 86 | 50 | / |
| Kinyena | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kainyin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kiniena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinyenga | 80 | 399 | / |
| Kinienga | 80 | 89 | / |
| Kinyingo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kenyinah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenyaina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chinyina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainying | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinjin | 77 | 259 | / |
| Kinyen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kiniin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenyin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kengeyina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenyena | 71 | 1,298 | / |
| Kinienė | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kingena | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kiniino | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kiniene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenyion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinjine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keinienė | 67 | 76 | / |
| Chinyena | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kinyengo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kinjenga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Quainyin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiniengo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keiniene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinyenou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenyenga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjinou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenyingo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kinyina
- 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