Kenye Surname
Approximately 713 people bear this surname
Kenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Cameroon | 31 | 1:669,970 | 49,334 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kenye (628) may also be a first name.
Kenye Demographics
Average Kenye Salary in
South Africa
R 76,152
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenye (Marathi: कये) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kenye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 470,770th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kenye live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 332,375th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 628 people.
The surname Kenye is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 149,857. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.
Kenye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kenye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenye surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kenye surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kenye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.95% less than the national average, earning R 76,152 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenye in the Marathi language | ||
| कये | kaye | - |
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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 Kenye
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