Karengei Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Karengei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Karengei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karengei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karengei occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karengei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Karengei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Karengei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Baringo County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karenge | 93 | 272 | / |
| Karingei | 88 | 11 | / |
| Kairenge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kairengye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karinge | 80 | 448 | / |
| Karenje | 80 | 80 | / |
| Korenge | 80 | 31 | / |
| Karenji | 80 | 16 | / |
| Karenye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karegne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karienye | 75 | 132 | / |
| Karhenye | 75 | 25 | / |
| Karingge | 75 | 6 | / |
| Karetnye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karoinge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karenzii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karingyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karingye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carengie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khorengeh | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kargee | 71 | 18 | / |
| Karienyeh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kargji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Keirengye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karenja | 67 | 61 | / |
| Karemäe | 67 | 35 | / |
| Korenie | 67 | 16 | / |
| Caringe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Koringe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kourgei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Karinji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Korenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kargiyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korenji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kargeoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caregne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carenie | 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 Karengei
- 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