Kiyanja Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Kiyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 137 | 1:284,958 | 20,187 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kiyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiyanja occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kiyanja is the 1,511,557th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiyanja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 284,958. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mayuge District, where 25 percent are found, Kampala District, where 18 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Kiyanja
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