Kakenya Surname
Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname
Kakenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,431 | 1:32,271 | 3,518 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
Kakenya (424) may also be a first name.
Kakenya Demographics
Kakenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kakenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kakenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kakenya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kakenya? popularity and diffusion
Kakenya is the 260,888th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,842,223 people. The last name Kakenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kakenya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kakenya is also the 417,166th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 424 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,431 people, or 1 in 32,271. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 86 percent live, Kisii County, where 4 percent live and Migori County, where 4 percent live. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Namibia, where 2 percent live.
Kakenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaikenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kakenia | 86 | 153 | / |
| Kakinya | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kakenja | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kokenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kakyonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khokenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keikenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khokhenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kacenia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kokenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kakenjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kochenya | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kacenija | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kokeanja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kakyonyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaquenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khakinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kakhigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouchenya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kokinyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kocenia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kachinja | 53 | 149 | / |
| Cokenias | 53 | 21 | / |
| Caquenha | 53 | 5 | / |
| Khaqinia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kochinya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kachinyo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kouchenia | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Kakenya
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