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 surname Kathenya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kathenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kathenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 211,212th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,731,462 people. The last name Kathenya occurs mostly 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 used first name at a global level, borne by 409 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,949 people, or 1 in 23,694. In Kenya it is most common in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 65 percent live, Meru County, where 30 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 3 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 0 percent live and Iraq, where 0 percent live.
Kathenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kathenya surname is predominantly 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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