Kenyansa Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kenyansa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenyansa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2851:162,03512,648
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kenyansa (64) may also be a first name.

Kenyansa Last Name Facts

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

Kenyansa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyansa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kenyansa is the 921,780th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kenyansa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kenyansa is also the 1,223,525th most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 64 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 162,035. In Kenya Kenyansa is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 66 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 3 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kenyansa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenyansia941/
Kenyanza8883/
Kinyansa885/
Kenyansi881/
Kenyanji75101/
Kinyanja7594/
Kenyanzi755/
Kenyonsi752/
Kinyansi751/
Kinyanza751/
Kinyanshi7127/
Kenyanjui7116/
Kenyaangi712/
Chinyansa712/
Kinyangia711/
Chenyanza711/
Chenyanja711/

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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 Kenyansa
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