Keniah Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Keniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Keniah (35) may also be a first name.
Keniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keniah is most common in Liberia. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keniah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Keniah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Keniah are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Keniah is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 35 people.
Keniah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 176,341. In Liberia Keniah is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 40 percent reside, Bong County, where 36 percent reside and Nimba County, where 24 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Keniah
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