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 more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahunja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname 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.
The surname Kahunja is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Kahunja is mostly found in: Nakuru County, where 40 percent live, Nyeri County, where 40 percent live and Muranga County, where 10 percent live. Besides Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.
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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