Kahuya Surname
Approximately 898 people bear this surname
Kahuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 609 | 1:121,313 | 13,192 |
| Kenya | 270 | 1:171,037 | 13,055 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Kahuya (68) may also be a first name.
Kahuya Demographics
Kahuya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kahuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahuya (Arabic: خويا) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahuya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 393,535th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. Kahuya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kahuya live; 68 percent live in Central Africa and 68 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kahuya is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.
Kahuya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 121,313. Beside The DR Congo Kahuya occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Kahuya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahuya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahuya in the Arabic language | ||
| خويا | khwya | - |
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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 Kahuya
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