Kenyata Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kenyata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenyata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2721:194,63816,683
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Kenyata (949) may also be a first name.

Kenyata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenyata occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 706,244th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Kenyata occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kenyata reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kenyata is also the 262,241st most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 949 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 194,638. In Tanzania Kenyata is most common in: Mara Region, where 32 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Kenyata is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Kenyata Last Name Statistics demography

Kenyata earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenyatta935,548/
Kenyahta931/
Kenjyatta883/
Kinyata861,934/
Kenyota8615/
Kenyattaia822/
Kinyatta80213/
Kenehata8023/
Kenyatte807/
Kinyaata805/
Keniatta801/
Kinyatha801/
Kenyotta801/
Kenyatti801/
Kenyatté801/
Kenihaita757/
Keaneatha751/
Kinyota71754/
Kinyati71289/
Kiniata7148/
Kinhata716/
Keniati713/
Kinyato711/
Kenhato711/
Kieniati6731/
Kinyatti6726/
Kenyotha677/
Queniata671/
Kinyaati671/
Chenjata671/

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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 Kenyata
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