Tikinya Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Tikinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 57 | 1:810,174 | 31,920 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Tikinya (11) may also be a first name.
Tikinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tikinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tikinya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tikinya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,666,404th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Tikinya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tikinya are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 810,174. In Kenya Tikinya is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tikhinya | 93 | 241 | / |
| Tekinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tikhenya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Tiekenya | 80 | 12 | / |
| Tekenya | 71 | 390 | / |
| Tekinyo | 71 | 78 | / |
| Tekigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tekinja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tykenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thekenya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tekinyoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thekhenya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Thekiniath | 59 | 7 | / |
| Tichineață | 59 | 1 | / |
| Tekenyo | 57 | 130 | / |
| Tiquiña | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tekineo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thekkiniath | 56 | 11 | / |
| Thekenyo | 53 | 34 | / |
| Tekenyos | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tiquinho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tekinjio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tekhenyo | 53 | 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 Tikinya
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