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) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kenkä. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kenka.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 674,066th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kenka live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 383,918th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 490 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 122,169. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 100 percent live and Kisii County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Kenka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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