Kenyan Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palestine

Kenyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Palestine131:349,91111,386
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England51:11,143,612252,590
India51:153,413,076951,030
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Kenyan (266) may also be a first name.

Kenyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenyan (Arabic: كينيان, Marathi: केन) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kenyan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kenyan live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 545,281st most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 266 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Kenyan is most common in: Louisiana, where 15 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 9 percent are found and Palestine, where 8 percent are found.

Kenyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenyan surname decreased 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kenyan last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Kenyan are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Kenyan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.59% more than the national average, earning $67,998 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keinyan923/
Kenyoan921/
Kenjyan921/
Keenyan921/
Kenyaan921/
Kenaiyan862/
Hkienyan862/
Kenyaina861/
Kenyon8332,169/
Kinyan8394/
Kenjan8326/
Kenian839/
Keinyahan806/
Kheinyane801/
Kheanyane801/
Kenehan77394/
Koinyan77275/
Kenihan7778/
Keanyam7745/
Khenhan7736/
Keenhan779/
Kemjyan778/
Khenjan775/
Kenjane774/
Kenayon774/
Kengian771/
Kenyoon771/
Kenhain771/
Khenyam771/
Kionyan771/
Keneyon771/
Kegnian771/
Keenian770/
Kenioan770/
Keenihan71140/
Keenehan71128/
Kenajian718/
Kinayian714/
Gqenyane711/
Khinyasn711/
Khoinyan711/
Kenyashchin711/
Ketnjian711/
Chenjyan711/
Keenjain711/
Kehenean710/
Kinyon672,052/
Kenion67438/
Cenian6756/
Kinjan6749/
Kinian6720/
Kegnam6719/
Qinyan674/
Cenyon673/
Kemjan672/
Kygnan672/
Cinyan671/
Kynyanova671/
Khuinyang671/
Keneon671/
Kenjon671/
Chenaiyan671/
Kynian670/

Kenyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenyan in the Marathi language
केनkena-
Kenyan in the Arabic language
كينيانkynyan-

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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 Kenyan
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