# Kenyan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɛnjən/ · frequency rank #13,553

## Definitions
1. A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.

## Etymology
From Kenya + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Kenya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenya-vs-kenyan)
- **Keenan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keenan-vs-kenyan)
- **Keegan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keegan-vs-kenyan)
- **Kendal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kendal-vs-kenyan)
- **Kenton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kenton-vs-kenyan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eknyan`, `kenayn`, `kennyan`, `kenyann`, `kenyna`, `kenyyan`, `keynan`, `kkenyan`, `kneyan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kenyan