Kinyonyo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinyonyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyonyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kinyonyo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinyonyo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kinyonyo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyonyo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinyonyo is the 5,587,209th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Kinyonyo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyonyo live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Kinyonyo is primarily concentrated in: Lindi Region, where 80 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Kinyonyo
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