Thenya Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Thenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2381:194,03314,315
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thenya (71) may also be a first name.

Thenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thenya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thenya? popularity and diffusion

Thenya is the 1,044,719th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thenya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 71 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 194,033. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 42 percent reside, Muranga County, where 24 percent reside and Nyeri County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Thenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Thenya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tenya91468/
Thenia8356/
Tenyah8333/
Tenyap839/
Teinya836/
Thinya834/
Tenyad833/
Teunya832/
Tienya832/
Tihnya831/
Teanya831/
Teenya831/
Thinyai77203/
Tehnyat7732/
Theigna7713/
Theniat772/
Thenías771/
Tenayya771/
Thoinya771/
Tenayia771/
Thinyha771/
Tenia732,052/
Tenea731,663/
Tenha73638/
Tinya73503/
Tenyo7372/
Tegna7351/
Tenja7321/
Tenía731/
Tynya731/
Thienjai716/
Theangna711/
Theniath711/
Tenias671,684/
Tengia67372/
Tienia67300/
Tenjay6757/
Teigna6753/
Tinyad6729/
Tengea6717/
Tinyah6717/
Thinha6715/
Tainya6712/
Tienyo6711/
Teniaa6711/
Tenías679/
Tenjap675/
Tisnya674/
Tenhea673/
Teynia673/
Tyonya673/
Thinja671/
Teanea671/
Teenia671/
Teneah671/
Teneha671/
Tenhay671/
Thinea671/
Thynia671/
Thénia671/
Teniat671/
Tegnas671/
Tegnia671/
Tenjah671/
Tenjea671/
Theanjiea671/
Teania671/
Tionya670/
Tenhey670/
Tegney670/

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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
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