Kenya Surname

151,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kenya Surname User-submission:

The Kenya surname denotes a man who is best in his craft, usually the head and controller.

Kenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8831:52,2995,277
Tanzania5081:104,21610,166
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
India781:9,834,172191,207
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Japan161:7,990,26843,922
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kenya (35,929) may also be a first name.

Kenya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kenya surname denotes a man who is best in his craft, usually the head and controller.

- denniswamburu

Kenya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kenya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kenya (Arabic: كينيا, Hindi: केन्या, Marathi: केन्या, Russian: Кеня) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 151,746th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,511,215 people. Kenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kenya live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kenya is also the 24,235th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 35,929 people.

The surname Kenya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 52,299. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 35 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 15 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Kenya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenya has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kenya surname contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Christian (76%) in Kenya and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

Kenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.02% less than the national average, earning R 85,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kienya91593/
Khenya91189/
Keinya91161/
Keenya91103/
Kenyah9161/
Kenyaa914/
Kenyea913/
Kenyay911/
Keanya911/
Kenjya911/
Kheanya832/
Kenyath831/
Keanyat831/
Kenaiya831/
Kenyaie831/
Keneiya831/
Kenoiya831/
Kinya8032,061/
Kenia801,494/
Kenyo80401/
Kenja80321/
Kenyó80233/
Cenya80170/
Kenha8015/
Kheanyap771/
Kahienya771/
Kinyaa731,006/
Kinyoa73330/
Kainya73206/
Khenia73188/
Keenja7376/
Kienja7366/
Kenjia7355/
Khenha7338/
Keneah7335/
Kionya7335/
Kegney7332/
Kenhyo7332/
Khinya7328/
Kinyea7327/
Keniah7326/
Kienia7324/
Kuinya7318/
Koynya7314/
Kyonya7313/
Kenhia7313/
Keynia7312/
Kinyah7310/
Kehnia736/
Keneha735/
Keinia734/
Kengea734/
Khenja733/
Keania733/
Kenija733/
Keneaa732/
Keenia732/
Kenjah732/
Kenjad732/
Kuynya731/
Kenjay731/
Keenha731/
Khenyo731/
Kihnya731/
Kenjaa731/
Kenjea731/
Kenjja731/
Keinha731/
Kaynya731/
Kinyaj731/
Kujnya731/
Kenyod731/
Keniat731/
Kinyaha671,290/
Kainyah671,114/
Kinayia67585/
Kinyach6746/
Kehniah6715/
Kinaiya6710/
Keigney677/
Chenyha676/
Kinyash674/
Khoinya673/
Kieynia672/
Koinyah672/
Kinyayi672/
Keingna672/
Kenyoyi672/
Keagney671/
Keinnia671/
Kenijat671/
Kenjiah671/
Kenojia671/
Kainhya671/
Khengia671/
Kenehau671/
Keni'au671/
Kenihau671/
Kegniha671/
Kiejnia671/
Kineiya671/
Kinyast671/
Kinyaai671/
Kenehey670/

Kenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenya in the Hindi language
केन्याken'ya95.65
केंयाkenya2.17
कैन्याkain'ya2.17
Kenya in the Marathi language
केन्याken'ya93.02
केण्याkenya4.65
केिनयाkeinaya2.33
Kenya in the Russian language
Кеняkena-
Kenya in the Arabic language
كينياkynya-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenya
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