Cenya Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cenya (121) may also be a first name.

Cenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cenya (Hindi: चेंया) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Cenya is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Cenya are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Cenya is also the 848,089th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 121 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 401,316. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Cenya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 16 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Cenya Last Name Statistics demography

Cenya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.79% less than the national average, earning R 119,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chenya911,890/
Chenyha836/
Cheenya833/
Tchenya833/
Senya807,352/
Kenya802,902/
Cenia801,007/
Cegna80297/
Cenea80225/
Zenya80214/
Cenja8046/
Cinya8028/
Xenya804/
Cenha802/
Cenyo801/
Shchenya7711/
Chenayya7710/
Chenyayi771/
Senyah731,946/
Chinya731,168/
Kienya73593/
Chenia73575/
Cengia73569/
Shenya73230/
Khenya73189/
Chenja73172/
Keinya73161/
Şenyaz73130/
Keenya73103/
Cienia7363/
Kenyah7361/
Czenia7337/
Chenea7332/
Şenyay7325/
Ssenya7321/
Zeynya7316/
Zenyea7315/
Tsenya7313/
Senyas739/
Chenha738/
Zeenya735/
Kenyaa734/
Cheyña734/
Kenyea733/
Chenyo733/
Cenias733/
Seenya733/
Dzenya732/
Sienya732/
Seanya732/
Cainya731/
Kenyay731/
Keanya731/
Cenjay731/
Chynya731/
Ceania731/
Seinya731/
Kenjya731/
Zenyah731/
Ceniaz731/
Ceniha731/
Chegna731/
Senyha731/
Cenjau731/
Cegney730/
Cenhey730/
Senyea730/
Chengayya714/
Chenaiyah714/
Cheenayya711/
Chengaiya711/
Cheneau672,035/
Seneyia67725/
Sheenya67127/
Tchegna6763/
Chenjia6735/
Cheniae6729/
Shienya6728/
Chenhai6728/
Chinyap6723/
Tchinya6712/
Chionya6711/
Sehenya679/
Seneiya677/
Sceneay676/
Cheinnayya673/
Chetgna673/
Chenjai673/
Chainya672/
Chenija672/
Kheanya672/
Chenjoy672/
Kenyath671/
Chuinya671/
Cithnya671/
Chyonya671/
Shenyah671/
Senoyia671/
Senyayi671/
Zeanyea671/
Cheniaa671/
Cheanyo671/
Keanyat671/
Kenaiya671/
Kenyaie671/
Sienyas671/
Chegnia671/
Chengea671/
Chenhah671/
Hceinia671/
Keneiya671/
Kenoiya671/
Cheynia671/
Tshenya671/
Zeynnya671/
Seanyea671/
Sehnyah671/
Schinya671/
Chinyay671/
Chegney670/

Cenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cenya in the Hindi language
चेंयाcenya-

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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
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  • 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 Cenya
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