Karenya Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Karenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Karenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karenya (Marathi: करेन्या, Russian: Каренья) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Karenya.

How Common Is The Last Name Karenya? popularity and diffusion

Karenya is the 5,587,209th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Karenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Karenya are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 44 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 11 percent are found and Migori County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Karenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Karenya surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharenya931/
Karienya931/
Karenja8661/
Karenia8649/
Karinya8613/
Korenya864/
Carenya861/
Karienia806/
Karenjat801/
Karinyas801/
Karionya801/
Kairinya801/
Kareenia801/
Korenha71221/
Korinya71183/
Karinja71138/
Karenjo7155/
Carenea7127/
Carenia7119/
Qarynya718/
Carenha716/
Karinia715/
Karenio712/
Karinyo711/
Korenia711/
Carinya711/
Quaregna67486/
Karingia6728/
Carrenha6710/
Koreniha6710/
Kasrinia672/
Karinjah671/
Korrenja671/
Keirinya671/
Carrenea671/
Karinjas671/
Karginja671/
Carienia670/

Karenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karenya in the Marathi language
करेन्याkaren'ya-
Karenya in the Russian language
Кареньяkarena-

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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 Karenya
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