Koenya Surname
Approximately 83 people bear this surname
Koenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 65 | 1:31,270 | 5,851 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
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 last name Koenya occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Koenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koenya is the 2,061,309th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Koenya live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.
This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 31,270. In Lesotho it is most common in: Quthing District, where 63 percent live, Mokhotlong District, where 34 percent live and Maseru District, where 2 percent live. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 19 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kienya | 83 | 593 | / |
| Keinya | 83 | 161 | / |
| Keenya | 83 | 103 | / |
| Kaenya | 83 | 83 | / |
| Kyenya | 83 | 44 | / |
| Koynya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kuenya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kounya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Koenia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Coenya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kouenia | 77 | 100 | / |
| Kujenya | 77 | 97 | / |
| Kowenia | 77 | 57 | / |
| Qhoenya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kayenya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kehanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kouegna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khoinya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Koinyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kheanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keanyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kejenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koyenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiyenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoeneha | 71 | 23 | / |
| Khoinyah | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kheanyap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahienya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaunya | 67 | 280 | / |
| Cuenya | 67 | 256 | / |
| Kainya | 67 | 206 | / |
| Kyenia | 67 | 79 | / |
| Keenja | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kienja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kounia | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kienia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kuenia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuinya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kyenja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Keynia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Keugna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keinia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koenio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kounha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keania | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kounyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaynya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuynya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouengnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoeyniha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keinha | 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
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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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