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
The surname Karengei is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karengei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karengei is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Karengei reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Baringo County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Karengei occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside.
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