Kanenye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kanenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Kanenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanenye has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanenye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanenye reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Kanenye is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Kanenye is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangenye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kanenge | 86 | 1,219 | / |
| Kanenje | 86 | 300 | / |
| Kanonye | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kanenea | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kanenei | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kaninye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kanenie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanegne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaneney | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kannenge | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kaanenge | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kanannye | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kannenje | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanienie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kanyonye | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaanenee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamnegne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaneniya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keaneney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhainye | 75 | 22 | / |
| Kanengeya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kanengeja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kenenie | 71 | 1,288 | / |
| Kanenji | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanehenehe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Canenay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kanenai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Canenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Konegne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaninay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koneney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanynhy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanaynoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kaniniya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanehnejad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konenyuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanoinay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konyonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canenjez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanyonee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanienji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Komnegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanoynay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanenai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananjay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanenye
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