Kwenja Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kwenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kwenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kwenja is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwenja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kwenja are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 68 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,093,109. In Cameroon Kwenja is most common in: Centre Region, where 84 percent live, East Region, where 5 percent live and Northwest Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwendja | 92 | 46 | / |
| Kwenjau | 92 | 7 | / |
| Nkwenjah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkwenjia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwuendja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kwenje | 83 | 1,699 | / |
| Kwinja | 83 | 1,309 | / |
| Kwanja | 83 | 549 | / |
| Kwenya | 83 | 333 | / |
| Kwenji | 83 | 82 | / |
| Kwenza | 83 | 52 | / |
| Kwenia | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kwensa | 83 | 23 | / |
| Gwenja | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kwegna | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwenjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kwanjai | 77 | 162 | / |
| Kwindja | 77 | 135 | / |
| Gwenjau | 77 | 46 | / |
| Ngwenja | 77 | 32 | / |
| Nkwenje | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nkwinja | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kwegnia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwanjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwenzah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweniah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweinji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwendjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwhenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaenza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kgwenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkwensa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcwenja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkweenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kwenyayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwendjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gwenya | 67 | 676 | / |
| Kwinjo | 67 | 478 | / |
| Kwenye | 67 | 443 | / |
| Kwinje | 67 | 251 | / |
| Kwanjo | 67 | 160 | / |
| Gwenje | 67 | 131 | / |
| Qwenya | 67 | 119 | / |
| Gwenxa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kwinji | 67 | 72 | / |
| Gwenha | 67 | 56 | / |
| Gwanja | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kuenza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kuegna | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kuenia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwenji | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gwensa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwania | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kwinza | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cwenza | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kuenji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gwenia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwenie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kwinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuenya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwenza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gwinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuinja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qwenza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuenca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cwenca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwenca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwegno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwinsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gbenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwinca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwensa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwegne | 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
- 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 Kwenja
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