Kendja Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kendja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kendja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1071:215,6199,011
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kendja (72) may also be a first name.

Kendja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kendja is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kendja is the 1,218,745th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname Kendja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kendja are found; 42 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kendja is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 72 people.

It is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 215,619. In The Ivory Coast Kendja is most common in: Comoé District, where 71 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 27 percent reside and Lagunes District, where 2 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kendija9234/
Keendja921/
Kenja91321/
Kndja911/
Kindja83312/
Kendia83186/
Kendjo83164/
Kendji83140/
Kendje83109/
Keenja8376/
Kendjy833/
Kendya833/
Kndjoa832/
Kenjad832/
Kenjay831/
Kemnja831/
Kenjaa831/
Kenjea831/
Kenjja831/
Kemdja831/
Kendzia77884/
Kendjou77192/
Kendjio77173/
Kiendji7748/
Kuindja7740/
Kendiah7719/
Koendji7718/
Kendgia7714/
Kendjeu775/
Kiendia774/
Kendjie772/
Kenjzah772/
Kuendje771/
Kendije771/
Kendjey771/
Kemdjia771/
Kuendji771/
Kindija771/
Kendias771/
Kenza733,238/
Kenjo733,060/
Kinja732,886/
Kensa73233/
Kenca7380/
Kenša7326/
Knjaj731/
Kndji731/
Kenxa731/
Kendjouh71196/
Koendjie716/
Kendejje713/
Kiendzia712/
Keundjou712/
Kenduiya712/
Kenjaich711/
Kendie672,188/
Kindji671,676/
Kaensa671,470/
Kindia67492/
Kenzai67379/
Kensah67329/
Kenzaz67204/
Chenja67172/
Kindya67140/
Kindjo6736/
Kendio6730/
Kuenza6728/
Kinjau6726/
Kenzap6719/
Kenzha6716/
Kensay6716/
Kenjoh6713/
Kindje6711/
Kenjou678/
Kenzia678/
Kensai675/
Kensia675/
Kinjai675/
Kienza675/
Kençay675/
Kaenza674/
Kengea674/
Kensha673/
Cendia672/
Kenjei672/
Kencay671/
Kennsa671/
Kynjai671/
Kendye671/
Kenjuo671/
Kensau671/
Kiensa671/
Kindyj671/
Kindjy671/
Cindja671/
Cendjo671/
Koenza671/
Kkenza671/
Kenssa671/
Kenzay671/
Kemjad671/
Keenza671/

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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 Kendja
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