Kenka Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Kenka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 378 | 1:122,169 | 10,207 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Kenkä (1) are calculated separately.
Kenka (490) may also be a first name.
Kenka Demographics
Kenka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kenka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenka (Hindi: केन्का, Oriya: େଦଇ, Russian: Кенька) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Kenkä. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenka is the 674,066th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kenka are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 383,918th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 490 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 378 people, or 1 in 122,169. In Kenya Kenka is mostly found in: Narok County, where 100 percent are found and Kisii County, where 0 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
Kenka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenka in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଇ | eda'i | - |
| Kenka in the Hindi language | ||
| केन्का | kenka | 33.33 |
| केनका | kenaka | 33.33 |
| केंका | kenka | 33.33 |
| Kenka in the Russian language | ||
| Кенька | kenka | - |
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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 Kenka
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