Ngenya Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2241:206,16014,854
Tanzania2151:246,24019,907
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ngenya (44) may also be a first name.

Ngenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ngenya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngenya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 572,911th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 13,250,083 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngenya are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 44 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 224 people, or 1 in 206,160. In Kenya Ngenya is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 63 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 25 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 4 percent reside. Besides Kenya Ngenya exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 39 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.

Ngenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ngenya last name is principally Christian (75%) in Kenya.

Ngenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.8% less than the national average, earning R 17,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngnenya923/
Ng'enya921/
Ngienya921/
Ngeenya921/
Nghenya921/
Genya911,330/
Nenya91229/
Nguetnya8628/
Ngenayia861/
Nginya831,797/
Nyenya83659/
Ngenia83112/
Ngenea8387/
Nzenya8374/
Ncenya8348/
Nsenya8346/
Ngenja8339/
Njenya8315/
Nenyah838/
Nenyaj833/
Genyah833/
Gesnya832/
Ghenya832/
Nhenya832/
Geenya832/
Neunya831/
Ngenha831/
Genyea830/
Nguenha7731,666/
Nchenya7780/
Nguinya7733/
Genaiya7729/
Neneiya7728/
Nguegna7724/
Nguenia7724/
Ntjenya778/
Nshenya776/
Ngenyoo775/
Nneanya774/
Nguenja773/
Ngengia772/
Nseenya771/
Ndjenya771/
Ngeneha771/
Ngenjea771/
Ngetgna771/
Njeunya771/
Njienya771/
Nyennya771/
Genoyia771/
Nginyah771/
Nkhenya771/
Nenyhai771/
Ginya731,587/
Genia73922/
Nenia73369/
Genja73325/
Genyo73253/
Ninya73126/
Nigna73112/
Nenea73101/
Genea7388/
Nenja7326/
Génya738/
Gegna736/
Nenha735/
Nenyo734/
Negna732/
Nguetgna7172/
Nguegnia7164/
Nguetnia7119/
Ngnengna711/
Ngengiah711/
Nnyennya711/
Ghenea671,929/
Nyinya67810/
Nginyo67635/
Nesnia67595/
Ngenjo67585/
Nyonya67494/
Ghenia67491/
Naigna67372/
Nyenyo67345/
Nyenja67215/
Nzinya67151/
Njenia67142/
Nenyot67140/
Gingea67138/
Nguetgnia67135/
Nginja67126/
Nenyod67125/
Gîngea6787/
Genias6779/
Njinya6757/
Njigna6747/
Guenha6747/
Nignea6731/
Gnegna6727/
Gainya6726/
Genjga6725/
Genjah6723/
Njenja6721/
Guenia6719/
Neneah6716/
Nzigna6713/
Neinha6711/
Gegnas6711/
Naynya6710/
Nginia6710/
Genjoy6710/
Nionya678/
Nzenia677/
Neenia675/
Ginyah675/
Negney674/
Gengia674/
Neanja674/
Nzegna674/
Nsenia674/
Nainya673/
Genhai673/
Nsegna673/
Naygna673/
Ghinya672/
Gaynya672/
Neanea672/
Gienia672/
Nyenea672/
Nyenia672/
Nenița672/
Nsinya672/
Gisnya671/
Neniat671/
Nhenha671/
Nhenyo671/
Geneay671/
Geneoa671/
Genjay671/
Gnigna671/
Geniea671/
Nenyoe671/
Geneah671/
Nyienaiya671/
Nenija671/
Nengea671/
Nehnia671/
Negnah671/
Nsenja671/
Nenyoh671/
Nemhya671/
Neegna671/
Nignau671/
Guinya671/
Geniad671/
Genjai671/
Ghenja671/
Hnenyo671/
Neinea671/
Nenyoo671/
Nienia671/
Gengaiyah671/
Geneao671/
Nenias670/

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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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  • 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 Ngenya
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