Koenya Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Koenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho651:31,2705,851
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Koenya (14) may also be a first name.

Koenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Koenya is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Koenya live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Koenya is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally, held by 14 people.

Koenya is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 31,270. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 63 percent are found, Mokhotlong District, where 34 percent are found and Maseru District, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho Koenya exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 19 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kienya83593/
Keinya83161/
Keenya83103/
Kaenya8383/
Kyenya8344/
Koynya8314/
Kuenya834/
Kounya832/
Koenia832/
Coenya831/
Keanya831/
Kouenia77100/
Kujenya7797/
Kowenia7757/
Qhoenya7713/
Kayenya777/
Kehanya774/
Kouegna773/
Khoinya773/
Koinyah772/
Kheanya772/
Keanyat771/
Kejenya771/
Koyenha771/
Kiyenya771/
Khuenya771/
Khoeneha7123/
Khoinyah7114/
Kheanyap711/
Kahienya711/
Kaunya67280/
Cuenya67256/
Kainya67206/
Kyenia6779/
Keenja6776/
Kienja6766/
Kounia6758/
Kienia6724/
Kuenia6721/
Kuinya6718/
Kyenja6714/
Keynia6712/
Keugna678/
Keinia674/
Koenio674/
Kounha673/
Keania673/
Kounyo673/
Keenia672/
Kounja672/
Kaynya671/
Kaenja671/
Kuynya671/
Koinia671/
Kouengnia671/
Kujnya671/
Khoeyniha671/
Keinha671/

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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
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  • 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 Koenya
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