Waihenya Surname
Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname
Waihenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,911 | 1:24,165 | 2,730 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Waihenya (340) may also be a first name.
Waihenya Demographics
Waihenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Waihenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waihenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waihenya occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waihenya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 212,982nd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,770,070 people. The surname Waihenya is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Waihenya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Waihenya is also the 473,685th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 340 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,911 people, or 1 in 24,165. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 21 percent reside, Nyeri County, where 20 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Waihenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Waihenya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Waihenya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahenya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wachenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wienya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Waichanya | 82 | 70 | / |
| Wahinya | 80 | 2,137 | / |
| Waehnya | 80 | 16 | / |
| Bahenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waginya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wahegna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wajinya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wahenye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wienjaya | 75 | 18 | / |
| Waheniyo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wejienya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wakhinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wagenyha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wienia | 71 | 91 | / |
| Baenya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wihenge | 67 | 263 | / |
| Vishchenya | 67 | 54 | / |
| Baginya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Vashchenya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bajinya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bahinya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bihinya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bagenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wajenye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waginyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahenia | 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
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- 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 Waihenya
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