Kolenya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kolenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kolenya (6) may also be a first name.

Kolenya Last Name Facts

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

Kolenya is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kolenya is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kolenya live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 6 people.

Kolenya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo Kolenya exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolesnya931/
Kalenya86154/
Kulenya86131/
Kolenyo865/
Kolenia862/
Khalenya80798/
Koulegna8020/
Kuleanya801/
Kolesnia801/
Kotlenia800/
Kalenja7129/
Kalinya7122/
Kolinia713/
Kulinya713/
Kalenia712/
Kalenha712/
Kolynia711/
Colenia710/
Kalenjia678/
Kalainya673/
Kouligna672/
Koolinia672/
Koulinia671/
Khalenia671/
Keulenyo671/
Kohlinha671/
Kulhenha671/
Kalenjay671/

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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 Kolenya
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