Kenyanya Surname
Approximately 3,440 people bear this surname
Kenyanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3,252 | 1:14,200 | 1,736 |
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Kenyanya (969) may also be a first name.
Kenyanya Demographics
Kenyanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kenyanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenyanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kenyanya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenyanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,419th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,118,473 people. The surname Kenyanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kenyanya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 259,003rd most widely held given name on earth, borne by 969 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,252 people, or 1 in 14,200. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 76 percent live, Nairobi County, where 7 percent live and Nakuru County, where 4 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Kenyanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kenyanya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyaanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kinyanya | 88 | 436 | / |
| Kenyanja | 88 | 47 | / |
| Kinyanja | 75 | 94 | / |
| Kenyonyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kinyangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chenyanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinyaanya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenihani'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjanja | 63 | 41 | / |
| Kinyonyo | 63 | 12 | / |
| Kenyonjo | 63 | 8 | / |
| Kiniania | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kyonyonyo | 59 | 9 | / |
| Kinyanjoi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chinyanyo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kyonyoonyo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Cinyonyo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Kinyonya | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kegnogno | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kenjonjo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kenyanya
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