Kenahama Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kenahama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenahama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3041:7,9261,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kenahama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kenahama Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kenahama has its highest incidence in Namibia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kenahama.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenahama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 881,213th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. Kenahama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenahama live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 7,926. In Namibia it is primarily concentrated in: Kunene Region, where 99 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 0 percent are found and Otjozondjupa Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Namibia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenhama93247/
Kenaama9370/
Kanahama886/
Kenama86175/
Kinhama80143/
Kanaama80134/
Kanhama805/
Kahnama803/
Kinaama803/
Keinama801/
Kenamaa801/
Konaama801/
Keneama801/
Kengama801/
Kenamma801/
Keinamma7510/
Kengamma753/
Kaanaama752/
Kanaamma751/
Khanahma751/
Keenamma751/
Kanama7121,246/
Kenema715,257/
Kinama714,425/
Konama711,907/
Cenama7114/
Kenamo719/
Kenoma713/
Chenhamma711/
Keneema673,972/
Kainama673,157/
Khanama67967/
Kingama67587/
Konamah67514/
Kengoma67504/
Kanhamo67199/
Kannama67184/
Kanamma67112/
Quenama6795/
Konamma6789/
Kanamai6739/
Kaynama6733/
Chenama6732/
Keenema6725/
Kanamah6720/
Kenemah6719/
Khanema6710/
Kinauma678/
Kaanama677/
Kanamau677/
Kanamay675/
Canhama675/
Keneuma674/
Kinaema674/
Kanauma673/
Kanaema673/
Kienema673/
Kaneama673/
Cinhama671/
Kinamas671/
Kuinama671/
Kenamoi671/
Kenomai671/
Kanaamo671/
Khanoma671/
Kanhoma671/
Kaenema671/
Keinema671/
Kenoema671/
Kenemma671/
Kenamea671/
Canaama671/

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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 Kenahama
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