Kihenja Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kihenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 25 | 1:1,847,196 | 36,049 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Kihenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kihenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kihenja occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kihenja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kihenja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kihenja is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kihenja live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kihenja is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya Kihenja is primarily concentrated in: Nakuru County, where 36 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 16 percent reside and Muranga County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kienja | 92 | 66 | / |
| Kihenjo | 86 | 207 | / |
| Kihinja | 86 | 120 | / |
| Kihenya | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kihenia | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kihinjas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kienya | 77 | 593 | / |
| Kienje | 77 | 225 | / |
| Kienji | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kienia | 77 | 24 | / |
| Kyenja | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kiinja | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kienza | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kiensa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kyinja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuhinja | 71 | 79 | / |
| Kienjet | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kiensha | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kijenia | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kihenge | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kiensai | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kihinji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kihinya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kiengea | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chienja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kihenyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kiensat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kihinia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kieynia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kienjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiengna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiejnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kijenza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihenya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kiendzia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiengiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chienjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chihinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quihenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihuinia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kihenja
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