Kachenja Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Kachenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 277 | 1:166,714 | 12,857 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kachenja Demographics
Kachenja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kachenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kachenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kachenja is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kachenja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 853,416th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,773,581 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kachenja live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 166,714. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 74 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Kachenja is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Kachenja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kachenje | 88 | 1,883 | / |
| Kachinja | 88 | 149 | / |
| Kachenya | 88 | 131 | / |
| Kachenia | 88 | 14 | / |
| Kacenija | 88 | 11 | / |
| Kachenji | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kachanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kachindja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Katshenja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kacenia | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kagenja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khachensat | 78 | 309 | / |
| Kachenchai | 78 | 18 | / |
| Kachenchat | 78 | 4 | / |
| Kochenya | 75 | 49 | / |
| Kachinya | 75 | 46 | / |
| Kachenge | 75 | 27 | / |
| Kachinji | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kachinje | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kachonjo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kachinsa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kachenco | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cachanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kakhenji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kazhenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kachinza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kachonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khachenchai | 74 | 34 | / |
| Khachenchat | 74 | 1 | / |
| Khachanya | 71 | 70 | / |
| Kouchenia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kachengei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouchenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cacheinca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kagenza | 67 | 4,046 | / |
| Kazinja | 67 | 1,156 | / |
| Kazenza | 67 | 90 | / |
| Katshindja | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kajenza | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kcachainca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cocenja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ccacheinca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kachyña | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaginja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kazenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keachengeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kocenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cacenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachiniasz | 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 Kachenja
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