Kwenyu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kwenyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kwenyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kwenyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kwenyu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwenyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Kwenyu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kwenyu reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Kwenyu is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Kwenyu is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 9 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwenyu834/
Kwenju832/
Kwenjau777/
Kwegnou772/
Nkwenjeu7110/
Kwahnyuy717/
Kwanju6750/
Kwinju6710/
Gbenyu6710/
Guenyu672/
Gwenju671/
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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 Kwenyu
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