Kenju Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Kenju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kenju (3,158) may also be a first name.
Kenju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenju (Hindi: केन्जू, Marathi: कजु) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenju? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenju is the 2,605,694th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Kenju is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Kenju are found; 45 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,981st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,158 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Lindi Region, where 64 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 29 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Kenya, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenju in the Hindi language | ||
| केन्जू | kenju | - |
| Kenju in the Marathi language | ||
| कजु | kaju | 57.14 |
| कजू | kaju | 42.86 |
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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 Kenju
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