Kennya Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kennya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kênnya942/
Kennoyia864/
Kennia8327/
Kinnya834/
Kennyo832/
Knya803/
Kenneah7779/
Kenniah7717/
Kenneoy7714/
Kennyoe771/
Kenniea771/
Knyha73636/
Chennyha714/
Knnoijya711/
Chennayya67280/
Kennio6711/
Kinnia673/
Kengno673/
Cennia672/
Knyhas671/
Kemnja671/
Kemgna671/
Kênnia671/
Knyast671/
Knaiya671/
Knyats670/

Kennya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennya in the Russian language
Кенняkenna-

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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
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  • 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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