Kinene Surname
Approximately 4,843 people bear this surname
Kinene Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'noise'. Kilonzo means 'noise' in the Kikamba language of the Akamba people in Kenya. It has variants: Kalonzo meaning 'insignificant, small noise'; Kinene or Kanene (signifying insignificant level of noise), and in somewhat derogatory forms as in Ilonzo (sometimes in plural form), Kimengele.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3,844 | 1:10,156 | 1,726 |
| DR Congo | 691 | 1:106,917 | 11,858 |
| Kenya | 277 | 1:166,714 | 12,857 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kinene (178) may also be a first name.
Kinene Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'noise'. Kilonzo means 'noise' in the Kikamba language of the Akamba people in Kenya. It has variants: Kalonzo meaning 'insignificant, small noise'; Kinene or Kanene (signifying insignificant level of noise), and in somewhat derogatory forms as in Ilonzo (sometimes in plural form), Kimengele.
Kilonzo is used as name for boys, and Kanene for girls. Kilonzo as a noun should never be confused with Kilonzi and its variants forms of Mulonzi, Malonza all standing for 'noise makers'.
Kilonzo is noise; Kilonzi is a noise maker.
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Kinene Religious Adherence
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Kinene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kinene occurs most in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinene? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 97,943rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,504,759 people. The surname Kinene is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinene live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 683,417th most common first name worldwide, borne by 178 people.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 3,844 people, or 1 in 10,156. In Uganda Kinene is most prevalent in: Wakiso District, where 28 percent live, Kampala District, where 17 percent live and Luweero District, where 11 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Kinene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Kinene last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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