Itenya Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Itenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Itenya 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
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Tanzania891:594,85037,281
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Itenya Demographics

Itenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Itenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Itenya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Itenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,058,336th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. Itenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Itenya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 325,211. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 3 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Itenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Itenya surname is principally 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
Gitenya92270/
Ithenya9210/
Oitenya921/
Itenyat921/
Githenya861,001/
Itenyo83156/
Etenya8339/
Itenia831/
Jitinya77554/
Itengia7734/
Getenya772/
Gitinya772/
Iteniat771/
Hitinya771/
Histenia711/
Etenia6748/
Itinha671/
Etenyo671/
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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 Itenya
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