Nzenya Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nzenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya721:641,38829,005
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nzenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nzenya occurs most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzenya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most common last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Nzenya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzenya are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nzenya is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 641,388. In Kenya Nzenya is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 99 percent are found and Taita Taveta County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Nzenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nzenya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ngenya83550/
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Ncenya8348/
Nsenya8346/
Njenya8315/
Nzenia837/
Nzegna834/
Ndzinya77184/
Ntjenya778/
Nzegnia777/
Nshenya776/
Ndjenya771/
Nseenya771/
Ngienya771/
Nziegnia712/
Ngenayia711/
Nginya671,797/
Njenia67142/
Ngenia67112/
Ngenea6787/
Ngenja6739/
Njenja6721/
Nzigna6713/
Nsenia674/
Nsegna673/
Nsinya672/
Nzinia672/
Nsenja671/
Nzenjo671/
Nzinea671/
Nzinja671/
Ngenha671/

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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 Nzenya
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