Sihanya Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sihanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sihanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sihanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sihanya is found most in Kenya. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sihanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sihanya live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Sihanya is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Sihanya is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya Sihanya occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sianya | 92 | 95 | / |
| Sihania | 86 | 7 | / |
| Zihanya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sehanya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shianya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sihanha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sianyah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chihanya | 80 | 232 | / |
| Seijanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sihaniha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saijanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sianyo | 77 | 110 | / |
| Siania | 77 | 46 | / |
| Sianja | 77 | 18 | / |
| Syanya | 77 | 18 | / |
| Xianya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Seanya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sianea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siagna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shianyo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shyania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Syanyas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Seanyea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siangia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zihonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siatnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chihonya | 67 | 58 | / |
| Chihanja | 67 | 42 | / |
| Chianyah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sehangna | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sehatnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sajiania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sujyanya | 67 | 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 Sihanya
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