Nthenya Surname
Approximately 15,501 people bear this surname
Nthenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 15,475 | 1:2,984 | 467 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nthenya (5,481) may also be a first name.
Nthenya Demographics
Nthenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nthenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nthenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nthenya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nthenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,199th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 470,134 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthenya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nthenya is also the 90,733rd most commonly held given name globally, borne by 5,481 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 15,475 people, or 1 in 2,984. In Kenya Nthenya is primarily concentrated in: Machakos County, where 39 percent live, Makueni County, where 28 percent live and Nairobi County, where 16 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.
Nthenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nthenya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ntenya | 92 | 421 | / |
| Nthinya | 86 | 539 | / |
| Nthynya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ntenjya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nthinyaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ntinya | 77 | 162 | / |
| Ntenia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ntenyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntenja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntegna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ntinyah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ntoinya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ntengea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nteneiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntinia | 62 | 18 | / |
| Ntinyo | 62 | 3 | / |
| Ntinja | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ntigna | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ntinias | 57 | 47 | / |
| Ntionia | 57 | 1 | / |
| N'Tenhou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ntienjou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ntengehou | 50 | 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 Nthenya
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