Kennya Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kennya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Kênnya (2) are calculated separately.
Kennya (2,057) may also be a first name.
Kennya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kennya (Russian: Кення) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kênnya. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kennya.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Kennya is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kennya are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 42 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 166,266th most common first name internationally, borne by 2,057 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil Kennya is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live, Pará, where 20 percent live and Ceará, where 10 percent live. Beside Brazil Kennya exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kênnya | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kennoyia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kennia | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kinnya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kennyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Knya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kenneah | 77 | 79 | / |
| Kenniah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kenneoy | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kennyoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenniea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knyha | 73 | 636 | / |
| Chennyha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Knnoijya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chennayya | 67 | 280 | / |
| Kennio | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kinnia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kengno | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cennia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knyhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemnja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kemgna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kênnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knyast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knaiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knyats | 67 | 0 | / |
Kennya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kennya in the Russian language | ||
| Кення | kenna | - |
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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 Kennya
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