Kalenya Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kalenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kalenya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kalenya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kalenya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalenya live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 90 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 4 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.

Kalenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kalenya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalenya93798/
Kalenja8629/
Kalinya8622/
Kolenya865/
Kalenha862/
Kalenia862/
Kalenjia808/
Kalainya803/
Kailinya801/
Khalenia801/
Kolesnya801/
Kalenjay801/
Kaleinjad751/
Kalenyoyi751/
Kalinyo7147/
Kalinia7121/
Khaleiniad719/
Calenia717/
Kalinja716/
Kolenyo715/
Kolenia712/
Kalinha711/
Kalinea711/
Kalenjo711/
Koulegna6720/
Calienia6715/
Kolesnia671/
Kalionia671/
Khalinia671/
Keulenyo671/
Kotlenia670/

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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 Kalenya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis