Atenya Surname
Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname
Atenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 941 | 1:49,075 | 5,005 |
| Uganda | 72 | 1:542,212 | 30,029 |
Atenya (142) may also be a first name.
Atenya Demographics
Atenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Atenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Atenya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Atenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 358,044th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,194,024 people. Atenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atenya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 775,413th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 142 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 941 people, or 1 in 49,075. In Kenya Atenya is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 65 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 13 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Atenya exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Atenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atienya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Attenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Atenhya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hatenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gathenya | 86 | 792 | / |
| Atenyo | 83 | 1,997 | / |
| Atenia | 83 | 389 | / |
| Atinya | 83 | 152 | / |
| Otenya | 83 | 149 | / |
| Atenja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Atenha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ategna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Otienya | 77 | 58 | / |
| Gatenyo | 77 | 47 | / |
| Atienja | 77 | 6 | / |
| Gatynya | 77 | 6 | / |
| Athinya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ateanea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gatinya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Athenia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Attenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atengia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ateenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atienyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gotenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oitenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Astenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Atenjyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Othenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Authegna | 71 | 40 | / |
| Attienyo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gattenyo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Athemnia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Attegnia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Asteania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gothenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Auteinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Auteigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Otenyo | 67 | 1,937 | / |
| Atinyo | 67 | 771 | / |
| Otinya | 67 | 370 | / |
| Otenia | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ateneo | 67 | 82 | / |
| Atenio | 67 | 18 | / |
| Atinia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Atenjo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Atigna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Autheigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gateijnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atinha | 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 Atenya
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