Kunyiha Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kunyiha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kunyiha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kunyiha (14) may also be a first name.

Kunyiha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kunyiha is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kunyiha? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,527,735th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname Kunyiha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kunyiha are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kunyiha is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 44 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 41 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kunyiha occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Kunyiha Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuniead711/
Khuniead675/
Kuunyeeh675/
Kunjaiya672/
Kunihiyi672/
Kougniehe631/
Kungei626/
Kunyee621/
Konyehi57122/
Khunyee572/
Kunyeed571/
Konjyhi571/
Konyeah571/
Koniehi571/
Cunyeis570/
Kunjaiye5312/
Cutneaia536/
Kumjaiya531/
Kunjijie531/
Koneheao531/

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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 Kunyiha
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