Kathenya Surname
Approximately 1,953 people bear this surname
Kathenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,949 | 1:23,694 | 2,686 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Kathenya (409) may also be a first name.
Kathenya Demographics
Kathenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kathenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kathenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kathenya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kathenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 211,212th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,731,462 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kathenya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 426,190th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 409 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,949 people, or 1 in 23,694. In Kenya Kathenya is primarily concentrated in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 65 percent are found, Meru County, where 30 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kathenya occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 0 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.
Kathenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kathenya surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katenya | 93 | 1,193 | / |
| Khatenya | 88 | 11 | / |
| Kateenya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kathenja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kattenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kathenia | 88 | 0 | / |
| Katenja | 80 | 145 | / |
| Katinya | 80 | 90 | / |
| Katenha | 80 | 34 | / |
| Katenia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Katynya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khatinya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kathinja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cathenia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kotenyoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khatehnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katinha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kotynya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Catenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Categna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katynia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kotenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Catinya | 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 Kathenya
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