Kinyuy Surname
Approximately 3,096 people bear this surname
Kinyuy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3,081 | 1:6,741 | 837 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kinyuy (1,721) may also be a first name.
Kinyuy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyuy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinyuy is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyuy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 143,665th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,353,858 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinyuy reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,053rd most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 1,721 people.
The surname Kinyuy is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,081 people, or 1 in 6,741. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent are found, Centre Region, where 2 percent are found and West Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinuyuy | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kinyuiy | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kinyuyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kinyuye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kinyu | 91 | 120 | / |
| Kinyua | 83 | 87,853 | / |
| Kainyu | 83 | 1,518 | / |
| Kenyuy | 83 | 109 | / |
| Kinyuh | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kinoyu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kinyus | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kienyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cinyuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khinyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinyey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kinyoyi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kinyaju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kinyayi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kinyayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kienyuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kingeyu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinuyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinju | 73 | 749 | / |
| Kenyu | 73 | 218 | / |
| Kiniu | 73 | 209 | / |
| Kinye | 73 | 83 | / |
| Kinyó | 73 | 71 | / |
| Qinyu | 73 | 30 | / |
| Cinyu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kynyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahainyu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinyuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyaa | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Kinyae | 67 | 442 | / |
| Kinyoa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Kenyou | 67 | 199 | / |
| Khinju | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kinyea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kinjau | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kiniou | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kinjyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kiniyo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kinyed | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kinyeh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kenyuh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kinyoe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kinjut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiniye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kinjou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kingey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinyoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kenyua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kionye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kienye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kineou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kinyaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qinyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenhyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiniju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinehu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenyay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiniey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinihu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiniyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuinye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kineey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kigney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kinyuy
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