Kenyani Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kenyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7461:61,9036,036
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kenyani (21) may also be a first name.

Kenyani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenyani is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kenyani.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 444,963rd most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,501,364 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kenyani live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 746 people, or 1 in 61,903. In Kenya Kenyani is mostly found in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent live, Nairobi County, where 30 percent live and Kakamega County, where 12 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Kenyani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Kenyani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.92% less than the national average, earning R 50,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenyangi936,206/
Khenyani9315/
Kenyanyi934/
Keinyani931/
Kenyaangi882/
Konyani861,624/
Kenyana86654/
Kanyani86594/
Kenyane86200/
Kenhani86191/
Kenjani86126/
Kenyoni8679/
Kinyani869/
Cenyani862/
Kynyani861/
Kinyangi80632/
Kenyonyi80508/
Kenyange80498/
Kanyanoi80132/
Khenyane8063/
Kainyani8045/
Khanyani8036/
Kanjyani8018/
Khenyana8017/
Kinyanyi8012/
Kenyaana802/
Kinyanui802/
Khinyani801/
Kanyanai801/
Kenyonii801/
Kegniani801/
Keenyana801/
Kenyahna801/
Khenjani801/
Kenyanna800/
Kheenyane7510/
Kenyoonyi752/
Kheanyane751/
Kinyangai751/
Kheinyane751/
Kanjani711,235/
Kanyoni711,233/
Konjani71743/
Kinyana71300/
Kiniani71155/
Kinyoni71105/
Kinjani7148/
Koniani7137/
Kinyanj7136/
Canyani719/
Kanyany715/
Kenjane714/
Kenjana713/
Kinyany712/
Kinyane712/
Kenjoni712/
Cinyani711/
Kenyony711/
Kenyone711/
Konyoni711/
Kenyona711/
Kenhane711/
Khanjani677,525/
Chinyani673,867/
Kinyange67567/
Kinyonyi67341/
Kiniangi67234/
Kinjangi67210/
Konyanee67123/
Chenjani67107/
Kanjiani6761/
Kioniani6732/
Kanjhani6710/
Kinyongi675/
Khinjani673/
Kenyonyo672/
Kinyanee671/
Konjhani671/
Kohnjani671/
Khonjani671/
Khinyane671/
Kuinjani671/
Hkenjana671/
Konyonyi671/
Gqenyana671/
Gqenyane671/
Kenyonna670/

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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 Kenyani
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