Kinyoro Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinyoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinyoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2231:237,40619,419
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kinyoro (15) may also be a first name.

Kinyoro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinyoro is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinyoro is the 998,609th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kinyoro live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 237,406. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 57 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 40 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Kinyoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kinyoro surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyaro869/
Kinjoro861/
Kinyora861/
Khinyaro801/
Kiniro77222/
Kinero7712/
Cinyro771/
Kinyra771/
Kinyara71151/
Kineyra714/
Kitgnourou713/
Kinerou712/
Kionero711/
Kingero711/
Kenyora711/
Kinirou711/
Kainairo67125/
Chinyora6711/
Khinyara675/
Kignarou671/

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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 Kinyoro
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