Kahinja Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kahinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935

Kahinja (25) may also be a first name.

Kahinja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahinja is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kahinja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahinja? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Kahinja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahinja are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 25 people.

The last name Kahinja is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 41 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahinya8666/
Kahenja865/
Kahinia861/
Kahineha801/
Kahienya801/
Kaenja771/
Kahenya711,000/
Kahenia7165/
Kaenjai7134/
Khaenja715/
Kaenjay712/
Kouinja711/
Kaenjad711/
Kahenjo711/
Cahinjo711/
Kheunjai671/
Kajjinya671/
Ka'inihau6314/
Khoeiniha6311/
Cahuiña5761/
Kouinya571/
Cauinia571/
Ccahuiña5344/

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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 Kahinja
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