Lukenya Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Lukenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Lukenya (57) may also be a first name.
Lukenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukenya is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,227,038th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukenya are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lukenya is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name on earth, held by 57 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukienya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lokenya | 86 | 146 | / |
| Lukenia | 86 | 22 | / |
| Lukinya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lukenja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lockenya | 80 | 143 | / |
| Lukeña | 77 | 69 | / |
| Lukinja | 71 | 803 | / |
| Lokenyo | 71 | 146 | / |
| Lucenia | 71 | 21 | / |
| Lukénia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lucenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luchenja | 67 | 848 | / |
| Lukinhay | 67 | 119 | / |
| Laukenio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luchinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luquenhia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lukiña | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lucenio | 57 | 1,160 | / |
| Lucinia | 57 | 5 | / |
| Luceneo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lokenio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Luchenio | 53 | 22 | / |
| Luchinja | 53 | 11 | / |
| Luckyneo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Laucenio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Luchinia | 53 | 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 Lukenya
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