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 last name Kenyata has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kenyata click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenyata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenyata is the 706,244th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Kenyata is mostly found 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 widespread first name globally, borne by 949 people.

The last name Kenyata is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 194,638. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 32 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 31 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Kenyata occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

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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