Kenega Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kenega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kenega (34) may also be a first name.

Kenega Last Name Facts

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

Kenega (Russian: Кенега) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenega is the 1,882,912th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kenega live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kenega is also the 1,775,424th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Migori County, where 98 percent are found and Narok County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kengega929/
Keneaga921/
Kieniega862/
Koenegay861/
Kanega83636/
Kenaga83329/
Kinega83256/
Keniga83238/
Konega8318/
Kenege8317/
Kenegi837/
Cenega835/
Kenego832/
Kenegy831/
Kaniega77339/
Kanegai77279/
Keneghe7787/
Kengiga7757/
Kenegos7725/
Kenegez776/
Chenega772/
Konegay772/
Kenegui772/
Keinaga772/
Kanegha772/
Kheniga771/
Kenigga771/
Khanega771/
Kiniega771/
Konegai771/
Kenigoa771/
Kenehgi771/
Kengege771/
Kenyoga771/
Konnega771/
Keneger770/
Kengaiga71197/
Kenigast717/
Khenigat711/
Konnegau711/
Kineguha711/
Kiongega711/
Khenigay711/
Konnegay711/
Keneagey710/
Koinegay710/
Kanaga671,797/
Kinoga67823/
Kinaga67495/
Kanoga67323/
Konaga67321/
Ceniga67196/
Kaniga67147/
Kanego67115/
Kinego6772/
Kiniga6755/
Koniga6744/
Kinege6742/
Canega6739/
Konoga6714/
Cenegy6713/
Kenogo675/
Khaneghah674/
Cenege674/
Ceñega674/
Konego672/
Cinega672/
Kenighaus672/
Keingaiga672/
Kenigi671/
Kinegi671/
Kenige671/
Khaneegai671/

Kenega Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenega in the Russian language
Кенегаkenega-

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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 Kenega
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