Amenye Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Amenye Surname Definition:

Amenye is a surname of the Lambya tribe, meaning: god knows (what I am going through).

Amenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4921:107,60510,448
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Amenye (323) may also be a first name.

Amenye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Amenye is a surname of the Lambya tribe, meaning: god knows (what I am going through).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Amenye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amenye is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amenye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amenye is the 604,614th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amenye live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amenye is also the 488,148th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 323 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 107,605. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 76 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amienye9253/
Ameneye9222/
Gamenye923/
Ameniye922/
Hamenye921/
Amienoye8622/
Amengaye861/
Amenge83458/
Omenye83130/
Amegne8384/
Amenay8323/
Aminye8311/
Amenie837/
Amenje835/
Amenee832/
Amenae831/
Amenea831/
Amengay77239/
Aminaye7774/
Amenaya7773/
Aminiye7718/
Amenjee7714/
Haminye775/
Amengeh774/
Ameenee774/
Ameanea774/
Amengee774/
Ameniya772/
Amengie772/
Ameneya772/
Omeneye772/
Ameinge771/
Hamenie771/
Hamenge771/
Hamenei771/
Hamenay771/
Gaminye771/
Amegnie771/
Omeniye771/
Amenejo771/
Ameanee771/
Ameniet771/
Ameneai771/
Omenoye771/
Omienye771/
Aumenier7131/
Amegnihe716/
Omhenaye711/
Gamenjay711/
Ameeniya711/
Hamegnie711/
Hameinge711/
Amegnoyo711/
Aminayee711/
Ameneaee711/
Amegnesh711/
Amenowie711/
Omenioye711/
Amienowe711/
Omenge671,663/
Amenou671,585/
Aminuy671,082/
Amenai67216/
Aminay67148/
Aminee67106/
Ominye6758/
Omenje6746/
Aminey6711/
Aimieneyo679/
Amenau678/
Omenhe672/
Amenji671/
Omenei671/
Gaimenjay671/
Omenie671/
Amenaa671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amenye
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