Jamenya Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Jamenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 156 | 1:296,025 | 18,882 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Jamenya Demographics
Jamenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Jamenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jamenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jamenya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jamenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Jamenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Jamenya live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 52 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 39 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Jamenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Jamenya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ijamenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jasmesnya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hamenya | 86 | 442 | / |
| Jaminya | 86 | 10 | / |
| Jamenia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khamenya | 80 | 297 | / |
| Jamenias | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chamenya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Jamenjoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jamenjay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Homenya | 71 | 354 | / |
| Hamenja | 71 | 32 | / |
| Hamenia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jaminja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Haminya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamynea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamenjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jomenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamenha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaminia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khomenya | 67 | 141 | / |
| Khaminya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chaminya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ojomenyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hamenhai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khamenia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Haamenyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehomenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasminia | 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 Jamenya
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