Khayena Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Khayena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Khayena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khayena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khayena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻴﻨﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khayena? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khayena is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khayena reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Khayena is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 240,874. In Mauritania Khayena is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 71 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 18 percent are found and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khayena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khayena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻴﻨﻪ | khynh | 66.67 |
| ﺧﻴﻦ | khyn | 33.33 |
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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 Khayena
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