Amenya Surname
Approximately 6,365 people bear this surname
Amenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,858 | 1:16,158 | 1,930 |
| Ghana | 1,870 | 1:14,450 | 1,872 |
| Uganda | 775 | 1:50,373 | 6,096 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Israel | 55 | 1:155,593 | 16,202 |
| Namibia | 50 | 1:48,188 | 6,016 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Amenya (969) may also be a first name.
Amenya Demographics
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Amenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Amenya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,933rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,144,940 people. The last name Amenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Amenya live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 259,003rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 969 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,858 people, or 1 in 16,158. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 34 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.
Amenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Amenya last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
Amenya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $32,924 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amenyah | 92 | 3,326 | / |
| Hamenya | 92 | 442 | / |
| Amenyat | 92 | 8 | / |
| Ameenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Amenuiya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Amenyo | 83 | 8,270 | / |
| Omenya | 83 | 1,750 | / |
| Aminya | 83 | 59 | / |
| Amenia | 83 | 35 | / |
| Amegna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amenea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amenha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Homenya | 77 | 354 | / |
| Amienyo | 77 | 49 | / |
| Hamenja | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ameinia | 77 | 17 | / |
| Atmenia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Ameniah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hamenia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Omeanya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Otmenya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ajmenia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ameanea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amenyoh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gomenya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Amesnia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gamenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amionya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haminya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amengia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ameña | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ameniach | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hamenhai | 71 | 5 | / |
| Haamenyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gamenjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Athmenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamenjay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omenyo | 67 | 802 | / |
| Omegna | 67 | 218 | / |
| Ominya | 67 | 89 | / |
| Aminha | 67 | 45 | / |
| Aminia | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ameneo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Aminyo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Omenia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Aminja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omenja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Amigna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amenio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aminea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amegno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaimenjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameignatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amynia | 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 Amenya
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