Kinyui Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kinyui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kinyui Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Kinyui (70) may also be a first name.

Kinyui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinyui is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinyui? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyui reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kinyui is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 70 people.

The last name Kinyui is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 451,501. In Cameroon Kinyui is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent live, Centre Region, where 7 percent live and Southwest Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinyaui9243/
Kenyui831/
Kinyue831/
Kehnyui771/
Kinhoui771/
Khinioui711/
Chihnyui711/
Kenyue6727/
Cheinyuei671/
Chenyui623/
Chinyueh571/
Khennioui535/
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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 Kinyui
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