Kenja Surname
Approximately 321 people bear this surname
Kenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 133 | 1:241,753 | 4,183 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kenja (504) may also be a first name.
Kenja Demographics
Average Kenja Salary in
United States
$47,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenja (Arabic: كنجا, Hindi: केंजा, Oriya: େକଂଜା) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 851,613th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Kenja reside; 44 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 377,412th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 504 people.
It is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 241,753. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kunduz, where 32 percent are found, Balkh, where 24 percent are found and Takhar, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.
Kenja Last Name Statistics demography
Kenja earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenja in the Hindi language | ||
| केंजा | kenja | - |
| Kenja in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଂଜା | ekanja | - |
| Kenja in the Arabic language | ||
| كنجا | knja | - |
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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 Kenja
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