Kalenya Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Kalenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 106 | 1:435,659 | 23,420 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kalenya Demographics
Kalenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalenya | 93 | 798 | / |
| Kalenja | 86 | 29 | / |
| Kalinya | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kolenya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kalenha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalenia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kalenjia | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kalainya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kailinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalenia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kolesnya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalenjay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaleinjad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalenyoyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalinyo | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kalinia | 71 | 21 | / |
| Khaleiniad | 71 | 9 | / |
| Calenia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kalinja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kolenyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kolenia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalinha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalinea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalenjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koulegna | 67 | 20 | / |
| Calienia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kolesnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalionia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keulenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotlenia | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis