Kenge Surname
Approximately 12,944 people bear this surname
Kenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 11,575 | 1:6,383 | 762 |
| India | 469 | 1:1,635,534 | 59,871 |
| Tanzania | 165 | 1:320,858 | 24,292 |
| Uganda | 162 | 1:240,983 | 18,138 |
| Papua New Guinea | 151 | 1:53,998 | 6,838 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Latvia | 49 | 1:41,838 | 6,373 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Kenge (1,011) may also be a first name.
Kenge Demographics
Kenge Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenge (Hindi: केंगे, Marathi: कगे, Oriya: େକେ, Russian: Кэнге) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kenge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 40,482nd most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 563,006 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kenge are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 252,842nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,011 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 11,575 people, or 1 in 6,383. Excluding The DR Congo Kenge is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Kenge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kenge has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kenge surname grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kenge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenge in the Hindi language | ||
| केंगे | kenge | - |
| Kenge in the Oriya language | ||
| େକେ | eke | - |
| Kenge in the Marathi language | ||
| कगे | kage | 94.01 |
| कोेंगे | koenge | 4.42 |
| कंगे | kange | 0.63 |
| केन्गे | ken'ge | 0.32 |
| Kenge in the Russian language | ||
| Кэнге | kenge | - |
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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 Kenge
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