Kahunya Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Kahunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 87 | 1:530,803 | 26,276 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
Kahunya Demographics
Kahunya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kahunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kahunya has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahunya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kahunya is the 1,537,949th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahunya reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kahunya is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya Kahunya is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent live, Muranga County, where 10 percent live and Nakuru County, where 5 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live.
Kahunya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kahunya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahuunya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kahunyo | 86 | 282 | / |
| Kahunja | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kahunia | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kahonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kahonjya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahungia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahienya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaonya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahonyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kohunha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kauonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahonia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohounha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khaounia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheyjunya | 63 | 7 | / |
| Kaonja | 62 | 200 | / |
| Kaonia | 62 | 6 | / |
| Kaonyo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cahuiña | 57 | 61 | / |
| Cahunho | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kayonja | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kayonyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kayonia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ccahuiña | 53 | 44 | / |
| Kohounho | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Kahunya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis