Kenyanza Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kenyanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenyanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218

Kenyanza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenyanza occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyanza? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kenyanza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya Kenyanza is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 89 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Kenyanza exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenyansa88287/
Kenyonza88149/
Kenyanzi885/
Kinyanza881/
Kenyoonza822/
Kenyansia821/
Chenyanza821/
Kenyanji75101/
Kinyanja7594/
Kinyanzi7528/
Kinyansa755/
Kenyansi751/
Kenyonzi751/
Kinyanzo751/
Kinyanzui71112/
Kenyanjui7116/
Chinyanza719/
Kinyanzii714/
Kenyaangi712/
Kinyangia711/
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
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  • 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 Kenyanza
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