Kwenya Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Kwenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 140 | 1:329,856 | 20,127 |
| Zambia | 109 | 1:145,412 | 10,533 |
| Uganda | 51 | 1:765,476 | 37,015 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kwenya (32) may also be a first name.
Kwenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwenya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kwenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kwenya is the 830,559th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. The surname Kwenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwenya reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 32 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 58 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 34 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 3 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgwenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kwhenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkweenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kwenyayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gwenya | 83 | 676 | / |
| Kwenye | 83 | 443 | / |
| Qwenya | 83 | 119 | / |
| Kwenia | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kwenja | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kuenya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwinya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kwegna | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gwenyah | 77 | 51 | / |
| Nqwenya | 77 | 27 | / |
| Ncwenya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nkuenya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kwenjau | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hgwenya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gcwenya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kwegnia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kwanyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gwehnya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwenyih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kweniah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kkwanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwenyoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kwaenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuhenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngqwenya | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ngwwenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ng'wenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngweenya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkwenjah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngweynya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenyah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenyaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwuenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenjia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkwenyoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwengeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhgwenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwenje | 67 | 1,699 | / |
| Kwinja | 67 | 1,309 | / |
| Kwanja | 67 | 549 | / |
| Gwinya | 67 | 378 | / |
| Cuenya | 67 | 256 | / |
| Qwanya | 67 | 120 | / |
| Kwenji | 67 | 82 | / |
| Gwenha | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kuegna | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gwenja | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kuenia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuinya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kwania | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gbenya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gwenia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwenie | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gwenye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qwenye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwinyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kwinia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gwegna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwynya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwonye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwegno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwenio | 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 Kwenya
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