Kieni Surname
Approximately 635 people bear this surname
Kieni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 440 | 1:41,709 | 2,041 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kieni (28) may also be a first name.
Kieni Demographics
Kieni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kieni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kieni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kieni (Russian: Киени) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kieni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 514,102nd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,476,450 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kieni are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kieni is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 28 people.
The surname Kieni is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 41,709. In Burkina Faso Kieni is mostly concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 77 percent are found, Centre-Nord Region, where 20 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 9 percent are found.
Kieni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kieni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kieni surname declined 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kieni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kieni last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kieni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kieni in the Russian language | ||
| Киени | kieni | - |
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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 Kieni
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