Kenyatta Surname
Approximately 5,548 people bear this surname
Kenyatta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,177 | 1:8,920 | 1,151 |
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| Uganda | 45 | 1:867,540 | 39,905 |
| Tanzania | 19 | 1:2,786,401 | 49,097 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 1:80,234 | 5,870 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kenyatta (7,991) may also be a first name.
Kenyatta Demographics
Average Kenyatta Salary in
United States
$33,129 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kenyatta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenyatta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenyatta (Arabic: كينيتا) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenyatta? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kenyatta is the 86,789th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,313,545 people. Kenyatta is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kenyatta reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kenyatta is also the 71,153rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 7,991 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,177 people, or 1 in 8,920. In Kenya Kenyatta is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 23 percent live, Kakamega County, where 15 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Beside Kenya Kenyatta is found in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Kenyatta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kenyatta surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.
Kenyatta earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.22% less than the national average, earning $33,129 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenjyatta | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kenyata | 93 | 416 | / |
| Kenyattaia | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kinyatta | 88 | 213 | / |
| Kenyatte | 88 | 7 | / |
| Keniatta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenyatté | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenyatti | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenyahta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kenyotta | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinyata | 80 | 1,934 | / |
| Kenyota | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kinyatti | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kenehata | 75 | 23 | / |
| Kinyaata | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kinyatha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenihaita | 71 | 7 | / |
| Keaneatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyota | 67 | 754 | / |
| Kinyati | 67 | 289 | / |
| Kiniata | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kinhata | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keniati | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinyato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenhato | 67 | 1 | / |
Kenyatta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenyatta in the Arabic language | ||
| كينيتا | kynyta | - |
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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 Kenyatta
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