Kyangu Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kyangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2681:197,54316,901
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Kenya281:1,649,28235,844
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kyangu (48) may also be a first name.

Kyangu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kyangu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kyangu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyangu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 543,414th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyangu live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 48 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 197,543. In Tanzania Kyangu is most common in: Lindi Region, where 99 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.

Kyangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyangau921/
Kyang'u921/
Kyagu9157/
Kyanu9126/
Khyanguu864/
Kiangu83793/
Kyongu8339/
Kyaagu8326/
Kyanui835/
Kjangu831/
Kiangou77363/
Kayongu7799/
Kihangu779/
Kiang'u777/
Khyanuu774/
Kijangu772/
Kyaghau771/
Kianu73831/
Kiagu73171/
Kyogu7316/
Kyonu734/
Kihang'u712/
Kijjangu711/
Kajiangu711/
Kayong'u711/
Kyonghui711/
Koyonu67121/
Kuyonu6757/
Qyanus6713/
Kajonu677/
Kiannu674/
Kayonu674/
Kiagou673/
Keeanu673/
Kianou673/
Keanui672/
Qiangu672/
Kiagau671/
Kiongu671/
Kiamnu671/
Kehagu671/
Kajogu671/
Kayogu671/
Kyoneu671/
Keannu671/
Kianui671/

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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 Kyangu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis