Vihenda Surname

116,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Vihenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vihenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,9291:11,7541,476
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vihenda (242) may also be a first name.

Vihenda Last Name Facts

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

Vihenda is found most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vihenda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vihenda is the 116,994th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,850,570 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vihenda reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Vihenda is also the 574,510th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 242 people.

The surname Vihenda is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 3,929 people, or 1 in 11,754. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 48 percent live, Kakamega County, where 16 percent live and Nairobi County, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Vihenda is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Vihenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Vihenda surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vihendah9358/
Vienda9229/
Bihenda86130/
Vihinda8613/
Wihenda8612/
Vijenda861/
Bienda77418/
Wienda7743/
Viendo7719/
Fienda775/
Viende775/
Viendy772/
Bihinda71143/
Wihendi7173/
Bihendo7127/
Wihinda712/
Bihende711/
Viendes711/
Fiendap711/
Wi'enda711/
Vihindi711/
Vihinde711/
Fienday711/
Vijender67304/
Fienndai673/
Biheendo671/
Biendeau670/

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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 Vihenda
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