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
The last name Kahunya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahunya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,537,949th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kahunya are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kahunya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 530,803. In Kenya Kahunya is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 80 percent live, Muranga County, where 10 percent live and Nakuru County, where 5 percent live. Other than Kenya this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live.
Kahunya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the 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
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