Jekenya Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Jekenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 72 | 1:214,420 | 24,333 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Jekenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jekenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jekenya occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jekenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,220,661st most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Jekenya reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 214,420. In Zimbabwe Jekenya is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 53 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 28 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 14 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Jekenya exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekenya | 92 | 199 | / |
| Ekeanya | 86 | 221 | / |
| Yekenya | 86 | 173 | / |
| Ekenyah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jechenya | 80 | 28 | / |
| Ekinya | 77 | 334 | / |
| Ekenja | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ekenia | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ekenyo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ekainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeekinyash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eckenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jecenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jequenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekinia | 62 | 11 | / |
| Ekinyo | 62 | 10 | / |
| Ekenjo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ekinja | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yecenia | 57 | 14 | / |
| Gecenja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ekeneou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Iecenia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yequenha | 53 | 6 | / |
| Yaychenya | 50 | 45 | / |
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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 Jekenya
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