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Kenya is an African country and capital of and largest city in Nairobi. Kenya has a diverse population that includes most major ethnoracial and linguistic groups found in Africa. There are an estimated 42 different communities like Bantus, Nilotes and Cushitic. Main group is Bantus. Minor population is non-African, mostly of Indian and European descent.

According to the CIA World Fact Book, ethnic groups in the nation are represented as follows: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%. The large majority of Kenyans are Christian (83%), with 47.7% regarding themselves as Protestant and 23.5% as Roman Catholic found mainly outside the coastal and eastern provinces. Muslims make up some 30% of the population found in the coastal areas and in the eastern side of the country - the rest is a combination of other minority religions such as Hindus, Buddhist and those who follow their ancestral tribal beliefs.

Kenya's various ethnic groups typically speak their mother tongues within their own communities. The official languages of Kenya are English and Swahili. Swahili comes from the Arabic word meaning "coast," is a mix of Arabic and the African language Bantu. English is the wide spoken language.

Kenyan believes that there are traits in names that follow anyone that bear it. Most of the Kenyan names are given to honor and preserve the Kenyan heritage. Kenyan first names are usually western while the second is about the circumstances surround the person's birth.

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