Kenga Surname
Approximately 30,543 people bear this surname
Kenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23,573 | 1:1,959 | 301 |
| DR Congo | 5,165 | 1:14,304 | 1,775 |
| Albania | 446 | 1:6,534 | 1,251 |
| India | 281 | 1:2,729,770 | 84,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 240 | 1:33,974 | 3,987 |
| Cameroon | 221 | 1:93,978 | 11,213 |
| Congo | 141 | 1:35,384 | 3,446 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Russia | 81 | 1:1,779,297 | 115,341 |
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| Nigeria | 38 | 1:4,661,652 | 124,734 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
The alternate forms: Kënga (77) are calculated separately.
Kenga (5,689) may also be a first name.
Kenga Demographics
Kenga Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenga (Arabic: كنغا, Marathi: कोेंगा, Russian: Кенга) is found most frequently in Kenya. It may appear as: Kënga. For other possible spellings of Kenga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,070th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 238,600 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kenga reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 88,626th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 5,689 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 23,573 people, or 1 in 1,959. In Kenya Kenga is primarily concentrated in: Kilifi County, where 76 percent live, Mombasa County, where 11 percent live and Kwale County, where 5 percent live. Excluding Kenya it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Albania, where 1 percent live.
Kenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (95%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenga in the Marathi language | ||
| कोेंगा | koenga | - |
| Kenga in the Russian language | ||
| Кенга | kenga | - |
| Kenga in the Arabic language | ||
| كنغا | kngha | - |
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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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- 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 Kenga
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