Keniga Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Keniga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keniga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2291:170,47714,470
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Keniga (10) may also be a first name.

Keniga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Keniga Come From? nationality or country of origin

Keniga (Russian: Кенига) occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keniga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Keniga are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Keniga is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 170,477. In Uganda Keniga is mostly concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 82 percent reside, Koboko District, where 6 percent reside and Arua District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent reside and Latvia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kengiga9257/
Kheniga921/
Kenigoa921/
Kenigga921/
Kengaiga86197/
Kenigast867/
Kieniega862/
Khenigat861/
Khenigay861/
Ceniga83196/
Kaniga83147/
Kenega8397/
Kiniga8355/
Koniga8344/
Kenuga833/
Kenigi831/
Kenige831/
Keingaiga802/
Kenighaus802/
Kaniega77339/
Cheniga7725/
Kenigui7715/
Konigai7713/
Kanniga7711/
Koiniga779/
Kengega779/
Konigha777/
Kanigga776/
Kengigo775/
Kaaniga773/
Khenigo771/
Kenyoga771/
Kenigis771/
Kainiga771/
Kanigay771/
Kingiga771/
Kinigoa771/
Keneaga771/
Kinaiga771/
Koyniga771/
Kiniega771/
Konigay770/
Konnigai7114/
Konnoiga7110/
Kinuinga714/
Kinainga711/
Khenighi711/
Khenigui711/
Koenegay711/
Keiniges710/
Kanuga67774/
Kanega67636/
Caniga67353/
Kinega67256/
Könighaus67130/
Kinigi6767/
Kinige6754/
Konigo6725/
Ciniga6722/
Kanigo6722/
Kinuga6719/
Konega6718/
Kenege6717/
Kinigo6712/
Coniga6711/
Konuga679/
Kenegi677/
Cenega675/
Kenego672/
Kenegy671/
Kanaighay671/

Keniga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keniga in the Russian language
Кенигаkeniga-

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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 Keniga
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