Chebonya Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Chebonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chebonya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3721:124,14010,325
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019

Chebonya (13) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Chebonya Demographics

Chebonya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 11 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Chebonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chebonya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chebonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chebonya is the 741,235th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 18,734,051 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chebonya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 124,140. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 86 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent live and Busia County, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Chebonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chebunya884/
Chebonia881/
Chaiboonya788/
Chibanya7518/
Chibunya7515/
Chibonha754/
Chebunyo752/
Chiwonya751/
Chaibunya713/
Choibanya711/
Hebania6771/
Cevonia674/
Cebanyo671/
Cebania671/
Chaibanyat671/
Chaibonnea671/
Zebonia670/
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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 Chebonya
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