Kinega Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kinega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2531:209,25517,663
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kinega Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kinega Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kinega is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 998,609th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinega live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 209,255. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 92 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 4 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiniega921/
Kieniega862/
Kineguha861/
Kiongega861/
Koinegay860/
Kinoga83823/
Kinaga83495/
Kenega8397/
Kinego8372/
Kiniga8355/
Kinege8342/
Cinega832/
Kinegi831/
Kunegha7778/
Kuniega7735/
Chinega7714/
Koiniga779/
Kiniege779/
Kengega779/
Kainaga776/
Kineger772/
Keinaga772/
Kinaiga771/
Kinigoa771/
Kingiga771/
Kingege771/
Kinagha771/
Kineigo771/
Kinegye771/
Kainiga771/
Keneaga771/
Kinuinga714/
Kinainga711/
Khineghe711/
Kuinagai711/
Kunaga67519/
Kuniga67365/
Kenaga67329/
Keniga67238/
Kinago67145/
Cinege6779/
Kinigi6767/
Kinogo6759/
Kinige6754/
Kunego6725/
Ciniga6722/
Kenege6717/
Kinigo6712/
Kenegi677/
Cenega675/
Kunoga674/
Kenego672/
Keingaiga672/
Kenegy671/

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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 Kinega
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