Thenya Surname
Approximately 240 people bear this surname
Thenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 238 | 1:194,033 | 14,315 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Thenya (71) may also be a first name.
Thenya Demographics
Thenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Thenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thenya is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Thenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,044,719th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thenya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Thenya is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 71 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 194,033. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 42 percent are found, Muranga County, where 24 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Thenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenya | 91 | 468 | / |
| Thenia | 83 | 56 | / |
| Tenyah | 83 | 33 | / |
| Tenyap | 83 | 9 | / |
| Teinya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Thinya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tenyad | 83 | 3 | / |
| Teunya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tienya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tihnya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Teenya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thinyai | 77 | 203 | / |
| Tehnyat | 77 | 32 | / |
| Theigna | 77 | 13 | / |
| Theniat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thenías | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenayya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thoinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenayia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thinyha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenia | 73 | 2,052 | / |
| Tenea | 73 | 1,663 | / |
| Tenha | 73 | 638 | / |
| Tinya | 73 | 503 | / |
| Tenyo | 73 | 72 | / |
| Tegna | 73 | 51 | / |
| Tenja | 73 | 21 | / |
| Tenía | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tynya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thienjai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Theangna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Theniath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenias | 67 | 1,684 | / |
| Tengia | 67 | 372 | / |
| Tienia | 67 | 300 | / |
| Tenjay | 67 | 57 | / |
| Teigna | 67 | 53 | / |
| Tinyad | 67 | 29 | / |
| Tengea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tinyah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Thinha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tainya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tienyo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Teniaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tenías | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tenjap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tisnya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tenhea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teynia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tyonya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teneah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teneha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thinea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thynia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thénia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teniat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tegnas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tegnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenjah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenjea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theanjiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tionya | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tenhey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tegney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Thenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis