Kahenya Surname

361,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,000 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kahenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8441:54,7165,472
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England91:6,190,895170,599
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kahenya (158) may also be a first name.

Kahenya Last Name Facts

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

Kahenya (Hindi: कहेन्या) is most common in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kahenya is the 361,698th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,287,546 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kahenya are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kahenya is also the 730,165th most commonly held first name globally, held by 158 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 844 people, or 1 in 54,716. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 31 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 27 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 20 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kahenya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Kahenya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahienya931/
Kahinya8666/
Kahenia8665/
Kahenja865/
Kaenja771/
Kahinja7181/
Kaenjai7134/
Qhoenya7113/
Khoenha716/
Khaenja715/
Kaenjay712/
Kaenjad711/
Kahinia711/
Cahenyo711/
Kahenjo711/
Khoeneha6723/
Kheunjai671/
Kajjinya671/
Kahineha671/
Kaenio6218/
Koenia622/
Coenya621/
Kouinya571/
Ka'inihau5014/

Kahenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahenya in the Hindi language
कहेन्याkahen'ya50
कहेंयाkahenya50

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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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  • 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 Kahenya
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