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 last name Kwenya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 830,559th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwenya reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kwenya is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 32 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya Kwenya is most common in: Nairobi County, where 58 percent are found, Nyeri County, where 34 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 3 percent are found. Beside Kenya Kwenya is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.
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
- 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 Kwenya
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