Karenye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Karenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Karenye (4) may also be a first name.
Karenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karenye occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karenye? popularity and diffusion
Karenye is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Karenye are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 4 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Karenye is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 33 percent are found, Nyandarua County, where 33 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Karenye occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karienye | 93 | 132 | / |
| Karhenye | 93 | 25 | / |
| Karetnye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karienyeh | 88 | 4 | / |
| Karengaye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Karenge | 86 | 272 | / |
| Karenje | 86 | 80 | / |
| Karinye | 86 | 3 | / |
| Korenye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karenoy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karenei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Karegne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kareney | 86 | 0 | / |
| Karenoya | 80 | 127 | / |
| Kareinay | 80 | 65 | / |
| Korenyey | 80 | 8 | / |
| Karengei | 80 | 5 | / |
| Keareney | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kairenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kareniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karetnaya | 75 | 59 | / |
| Karenajee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Karengeya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Karehnaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karenja | 71 | 61 | / |
| Karenai | 71 | 46 | / |
| Karinay | 71 | 42 | / |
| Karemäe | 71 | 35 | / |
| Korenge | 71 | 31 | / |
| Carenea | 71 | 27 | / |
| Korenoy | 71 | 24 | / |
| Korenie | 71 | 16 | / |
| Karenaa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Karenji | 71 | 16 | / |
| Karenaj | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karinee | 71 | 4 | / |
| Careney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koreney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Korenae | 71 | 3 | / |
| Karenou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karenau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korenue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karinoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caregne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korinye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Carenay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Karainey | 67 | 79 | / |
| Karainay | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kaaremäe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Karenaai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Karenaid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Korengay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karinjee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Korenaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kariniya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koreyney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keariney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carengie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carrenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korgenay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kariniee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karenaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karenajo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caregner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkarinoy | 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 Karenye
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