Kawenya Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Kawenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 86 | 1:184,301 | 12,428 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kawenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kawenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kawenya is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kawenya? popularity and diffusion
Kawenya is the 1,746,159th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. Kawenya is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kawenya live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 184,301. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 55 percent are found, Central Province, where 44 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanwenyah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kawenja | 86 | 403 | / |
| Kawinya | 86 | 80 | / |
| Kavenya | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kawenye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khawinya | 80 | 55 | / |
| Kahwanya | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kawenjja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kamwinya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaweenja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kanwinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabenjya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabeenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahwinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawanaiya | 75 | 409 | / |
| Kahawanya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kavinya | 71 | 2,995 | / |
| Kovenya | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kowenia | 71 | 57 | / |
| Kawenji | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kawinja | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kawanja | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kawania | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kawonja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kobenya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kawenje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kawanye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kawonye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kawynia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawonyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khawaanyay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanwanye | 67 | 106 | / |
| Kavehnia | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kahwenje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kabenjja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kavaynya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kawenjje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawahnye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawainye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavainya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasvinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqabenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouwonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawonjja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahwinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanwenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanwenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamvanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwinye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamwinja | 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 Kawenya
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