Sapunyu Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Sapunyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| Tanzania | 78 | 1:678,739 | 39,598 |
Sapunyu (95) may also be a first name.
Sapunyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sapunyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sapunyu is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sapunyu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sapunyu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,359,010th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sapunyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 95 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 543,293. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 93 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 5 percent reside and Kericho County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 48 percent reside.
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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 Sapunyu
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