Kenesta Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kenesta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Kenesta (277) may also be a first name.
Kenesta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenesta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenesta is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenesta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Kenesta occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kenesta live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kenesta is also the 533,704th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 277 people.
Kenesta is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea Kenesta is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keynesta | 93 | 22 | / |
| Kanesta | 86 | 35 | / |
| Konesta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keneshti | 80 | 17 | / |
| Keneaster | 75 | 31 | / |
| Khiniesta | 75 | 1 | / |
| Conesta | 71 | 118 | / |
| Kinista | 71 | 85 | / |
| Kanasta | 71 | 65 | / |
| Kanista | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kinesti | 71 | 25 | / |
| Konista | 71 | 7 | / |
| Canesta | 71 | 6 | / |
| Konesto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceneste | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cenesto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cenista | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinesta | 67 | 172 | / |
| Kinoshta | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kanishta | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kanistha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cheneste | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanasta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanista | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chenesty | 67 | 1 | / |
| Connesta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenechte | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kenesta
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