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 also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,321,499th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is primarily 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. It is also the 848,089th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 121 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 401,316. In South Africa Cenya is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent are found, Western Cape, where 25 percent are found and Gauteng, where 16 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Cenya
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