Kwanya Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3051:151,41012,025
South Africa1581:342,89731,680
Uganda1091:358,15923,337
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kwanya (112) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgwanya921/
Kkwanya921/
Kwanyau921/
Kwanyah921/
Nkwanyaa861/
Gwanya832,544/
Kwanja83549/
Kwanye83232/
Qwanya83120/
Kuanya8333/
Kwania8316/
Kwanyo834/
Kwanea834/
Kwanha832/
Kwanhy831/
Nkwanyaha801/
Kwanjai77162/
Kwanyuy77161/
Kwangia7729/
Nkuanya7721/
Kwanyoo7713/
Nkwanyo779/
Kwaniad774/
Kwanyep773/
Kuhanya772/
Ncwanya772/
Kwanyiy771/
Kwanjia771/
Kwaunha771/
Kwasnyj771/
Gqwanya771/
Nqwanya771/
Ggwanya771/
Nkwanye771/
Nkwanja771/
Nkwanyuy719/
Kwahnyuy717/
Ng'wanya714/
Kwaneaid712/
Kwanyieh711/
Kwasnyuy711/
Nkwahnyo711/
Kwaunjai711/
Ngwanyah711/
Nqgwanya711/
Gbanya67328/
Kwanjo67160/
Kuanha67106/
Gwanha67104/
Kuania6747/
Kwanji6737/
Gwanja6732/
Kwanje679/
Kwanho677/
Kwanie676/
Guanya674/
Gwanye672/
Kuanye672/
Kwaneo671/
Gwanyo671/
Gvanya671/
Gwagna671/
Kuonya671/
Kwonye671/
Kuanja671/

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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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