Kenyeh Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Kenyeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kenyeh (16) may also be a first name.
Kenyeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenyeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenyeh is most common in Liberia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenyeh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Kenyeh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kenyeh are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 45 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 45 percent reside and Grand Cape Mount County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Liberia Kenyeh exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 42 percent reside and Iran, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Kenyeh
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