Kahenga Surname
Approximately 21,707 people bear this surname
Kahenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21,473 | 1:3,441 | 377 |
| Tanzania | 157 | 1:337,208 | 25,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kahenga (2,734) may also be a first name.
Kahenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kahenga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahenga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,870th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 335,723 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahenga are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,836th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,734 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21,473 people, or 1 in 3,441. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaheenga | 93 | 11 | / |
| Khahenga | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kaenga | 92 | 330 | / |
| Kahinenga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kahinga | 86 | 5,051 | / |
| Kahengo | 86 | 137 | / |
| Kaennga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kohenga | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kaencgai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khahengo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koenga | 77 | 223 | / |
| Keunga | 77 | 28 | / |
| Kaengo | 77 | 24 | / |
| Caenga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kahingo | 71 | 216 | / |
| Kohinga | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kaoinga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Caengas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuienga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kehinga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kooienga | 67 | 315 | / |
| Kajiengo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kooeinga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kooijenga | 63 | 106 | / |
| Coenga | 62 | 257 | / |
| Keungo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kooinga | 57 | 31 | / |
| Cahingo | 57 | 2 | / |
| Keungou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cohinga | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kajjingo | 53 | 7 | / |
| Cahingoy | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kooyinga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kooijinga | 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 Kahenga
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