Luhenya Surname
Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname
Luhenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,211 | 1:61,007 | 7,267 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Luhenya (69) may also be a first name.
Luhenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luhenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luhenya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Luhenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Luhenya? popularity and diffusion
Luhenya is the 310,758th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. The last name Luhenya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luhenya reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Luhenya is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 69 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,211 people, or 1 in 61,007. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luenya | 92 | 90 | / |
| Luhanya | 86 | 1,140 | / |
| Luhinya | 86 | 168 | / |
| Luhenia | 86 | 62 | / |
| Luhonya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Luhenyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lhuhanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwenya | 77 | 206 | / |
| Luinya | 77 | 43 | / |
| Luenia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Luenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luenja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luhonyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Luhanyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Luegnas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luhinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lueña | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwinya | 62 | 235 | / |
| Lwenja | 62 | 55 | / |
| Luenio | 62 | 6 | / |
| Luinyo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Luinja | 62 | 1 | / |
| Luenjo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Luesingnat | 59 | 35 | / |
| Luhanjo | 57 | 335 | / |
| Luigney | 57 | 1 | / |
| Louineau | 53 | 1,055 | / |
| Luiña | 50 | 133 | / |
| Lueño | 50 | 16 | / |
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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 Luhenya
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