Keneya Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Keneya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Keneya (229) may also be a first name.
Keneya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keneya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keneya (Hindi: केनेय, Marathi: केनेया, Russian: Кенэя) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Keneya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,293,424th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Keneya live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Keneya is also the 593,349th most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 229 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea Keneya is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 58 percent live, Western Highlands, where 33 percent live and National Capital District, where 6 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 19 percent live and Ethiopia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keneya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keneya in the Hindi language | ||
| केनेय | keneya | - |
| Keneya in the Marathi language | ||
| केनेया | keneya | - |
| Keneya in the Russian language | ||
| Кенэя | kenea | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keneya
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