Kenyatta Surname

86,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kenyatta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenyatta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,1771:8,9201,151
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Uganda451:867,54039,905
Tanzania191:2,786,40149,097
Trinidad and Tobago171:80,2345,870
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kenyatta (7,991) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenjyatta943/
Kenyata93416/
Kenyattaia892/
Kinyatta88213/
Kenyatte887/
Keniatta881/
Kenyatté881/
Kenyatti881/
Kenyahta881/
Kenyotta881/
Kinyata801,934/
Kenyota8015/
Kinyatti7526/
Kenehata7523/
Kinyaata755/
Kinyatha751/
Kenihaita717/
Keaneatha711/
Kinyota67754/
Kinyati67289/
Kiniata6748/
Kinhata676/
Keniati673/
Kinyato671/
Kenhato671/

Kenyatta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenyatta in the Arabic language
كينيتاkynyta-

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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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  • 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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