Kyenya Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Kyenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kyenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kyenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kyenya is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kyenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,944,094th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Kyenya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyenya live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayenya | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kiyenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kienya | 83 | 593 | / |
| Keinya | 83 | 161 | / |
| Keenya | 83 | 103 | / |
| Kaenya | 83 | 83 | / |
| Koenya | 83 | 83 | / |
| Kyenia | 83 | 79 | / |
| Kyenja | 83 | 14 | / |
| Koynya | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kuenya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kyinya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Keanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kuynya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaynya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kujenya | 77 | 97 | / |
| Kihenya | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kayenja | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kiyenia | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kehanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kayanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kheanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiyegna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keyegna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keanyat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kejenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koyenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuenya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khuyanya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khayenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahienya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kheanyap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kehainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaunya | 67 | 280 | / |
| Cuenya | 67 | 256 | / |
| Kainya | 67 | 206 | / |
| Keenja | 67 | 76 | / |
| Kienja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Kienia | 67 | 24 | / |
| Kuenia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kuinya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keynia | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaynia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keugna | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keinia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keania | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiynha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khayhanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujnya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keinha | 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 Kyenya
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