Meaning of the nameKenya
- Female
- Ke-nya
Kenya is a spelling of the name Kenia.
Meaning
The meaning of Kenya is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,662
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,832
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,113
- people
Kenya in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kenya, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (548 people).
1,651 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kenya is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kenya in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Goiás 0.002%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 493 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 242 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 153 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 111 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 64 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 58 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 53 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 52 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 50 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 40 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 38 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 33 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 31 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 27 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 26 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 24 | 0.000% |
| Piauí | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 24 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Kenya
It keeps the Y of the English spelling of the name of the country, which Behind the Name records as a feminine name in English.
About the name Kenia
Kenia is the form of the name of Quênia, the Portuguese name for Kenya, in Spanish, German and Dutch, according to Wiktionary, and Kenya is also an alternative spelling of Quênia in Portuguese. Behind the Name records Kenya as a feminine name in English, taken from the name of the country, which in turn comes from Mount Kenya. For the name of the mountain there is more than one hypothesis: Behind the Name cites Kikuyu Kĩrĩnyaga, 'the one with stripes', and Wiktionary gathers other readings, such as 'white mountain'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) also records Quenia as a given name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 21,407 people named Kenia, with a median age of 37. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Minas Gerais.
Other spellings of Kenia
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Kenia | 21,407 |
| Kenya | 1,662 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kenia · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Kenya · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Kenya · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Quenia · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Kenya
What does the name Kenya mean?
The meaning of Kenya is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Kenya in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,662 people with the first name Kenya, which ranks it number 5,832 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Kenya a boy's or a girl's name?
Kenya is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,651 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Kenya most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.002% of the state's population is named Kenya (493 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Kenya?
Kenia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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