Kahenda Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
India661:11,622,203212,115
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kahenda (52) may also be a first name.

Kahenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahenda (Oriya: କେହା) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kahenda is the 604,614th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. Kahenda is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kahenda reside; 48 percent reside in Central Africa and 48 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 300,323. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 35 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Kahenda Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khahenda931/
Kahendah931/
Kaenda92461/
Kahinda864,262/
Khaenda86264/
Cahenda8640/
Kaennda8619/
Kahendo8613/
Kaendea863/
Kaendai861/
Kajjenda801/
Kahyinda801/
Khahendo801/
Kahindoa801/
Kaendo771,458/
Koenda7750/
Keunda7712/
Caenda771/
Kahindo7110,074/
Kehinda7123/
Cahinda714/
Cahendo711/
Kuienda711/
Kaeendo711/
Keundai711/
Kajjendo671/
Keyjinda671/
Kaijinda671/
Kojienda671/
Cahinday671/
Kahindoh671/
Kahindho671/

Kahenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahenda in the Oriya language
କେହାkeha93.02
ବେଦଶିbedasi2.33
ନାହାଳnahala2.33
କେହଁଡାkehamda2.33

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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
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  • 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 Kahenda
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