Kwanayi Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kwanayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1051:147,03118,799
Botswana221:99,40615,343

Kwanayi (83) may also be a first name.

Kwanayi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwanayi has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwanayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwanayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kwanayi is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 83 people.

The last name Kwanayi is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 147,031. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 72 percent are found, Harare Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwanai92214/
Kwannai862/
Kwangay862/
Khwanai861/
Gwanayi861/
Kwanaye861/
Khwanayu801,118/
Khwannai8044/
Gwanayit801/
Kwanyieh801/
Kwanngai801/
Kuanai77138/
Kwanei7719/
Kuanay7713/
Kwanea774/
Kwenai773/
Kwanau772/
Kwanuy771/
Kwanaa771/
Kwanoa771/
Kwanoi771/
Kwanui771/
Gwanai771/
Kwasney71236/
Kwannui7199/
Kwasnei7131/
Kwaneja7112/
Kwenaye7111/
Kwannuy7110/
Kwaniya719/
Kwaenoi712/
Kwannoy711/
Khwanij711/
Kwanhoi711/
Kuanaji711/
Kwanaje711/
Kwangoy711/
Kwaneya711/
Kwaneyo711/
Gwanaia711/
Kwaniie711/
Kwaenoy711/
Kuanhai711/
Khwanui711/
Khwannui67843/
Khwannoi67117/
Kwaineya679/
Khwannuy672/
Gwangaye672/
Gwangaya671/
Khwaniji671/
Kwanneat671/
Gwanyiet671/
Gwainaia671/
Gwanhoyi671/

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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 Kwanayi
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