Kwanya Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
Kwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 305 | 1:151,410 | 12,025 |
| South Africa | 158 | 1:342,897 | 31,680 |
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kwanya (112) may also be a first name.
Kwanya Demographics
Average Kwanya Salary in
South Africa
R 92,424
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kwanya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 454,357th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. The surname Kwanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kwanya live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 112 people.
The surname Kwanya is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 151,410. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisumu County, where 36 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 30 percent live and Kilifi County, where 29 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Kwanya is found in 13 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.
Kwanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kwanya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.11% less than the national average, earning R 92,424 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgwanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kkwanya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwanyah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanyaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwanya | 83 | 2,544 | / |
| Kwanja | 83 | 549 | / |
| Kwanye | 83 | 232 | / |
| Qwanya | 83 | 120 | / |
| Kuanya | 83 | 33 | / |
| Kwania | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kwanyo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwanea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwanha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kwanhy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanyaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjai | 77 | 162 | / |
| Kwanyuy | 77 | 161 | / |
| Kwangia | 77 | 29 | / |
| Nkuanya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kwanyoo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nkwanyo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kwaniad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kwanyep | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kuhanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ncwanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwanyiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnyj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gqwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ggwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkwanyuy | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kwahnyuy | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ng'wanya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwaneaid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwanyieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwasnyuy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwahnyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwaunjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwanyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqgwanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gbanya | 67 | 328 | / |
| Kwanjo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kuanha | 67 | 106 | / |
| Gwanha | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kuania | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kwanji | 67 | 37 | / |
| Gwanja | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kwanje | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwanho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kwanie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Guanya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuanye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kwaneo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuanja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kwanya
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