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
Kennya (Russian: Кення) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Kênnya. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kennya is the 4,034,050th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kennya reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 42 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 166,266th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 2,057 people.
The surname Kennya is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 21,407,433. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 20 percent live, Pará, where 20 percent live and Ceará, where 10 percent live. Aside from Brazil it occurs 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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