Kahunja Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kahunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kahunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kahunja occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahunja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Kahunja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahunja are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 73 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kahunja is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 40 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 40 percent are found and Muranga County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahunya | 86 | 135 | / |
| Kahunia | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kahunji | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kahungia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahuunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahonjya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaonja | 77 | 200 | / |
| Kohoundja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahunshah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahunyo | 71 | 282 | / |
| Kahonji | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kayonja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kahumza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahonya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kohunha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahunye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kauonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohounsa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kohounha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khaounia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kahienya | 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 Kahunja
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