Kehengu Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Kehengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 168 | 1:315,129 | 23,975 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kehengu (98) may also be a first name.
Kehengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kehengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kehengu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kehengu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Kehengu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kehengu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 98 people.
The surname Kehengu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 315,129. In Tanzania Kehengu is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 94 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Kehengu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihengu | 86 | 383 | / |
| Keeengu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kahengu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kiengu | 77 | 39 | / |
| Kyengu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kihingu | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kahingu | 71 | 44 | / |
| Kihangu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kijengu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kyenguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kihang'u | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiingu | 62 | 118 | / |
| Kyingu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kaongu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kiyngu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kjangu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kyuyngu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Chiingu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Kijangu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kyinguh | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kiyongu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quiengu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kijingu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chijingu | 53 | 85 | / |
| Chijing'u | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Kehengu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis