Hamenya Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Hamenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 223 | 1:175,064 | 14,729 |
| Tanzania | 197 | 1:268,739 | 21,270 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Hamenya (1,996) may also be a first name.
Hamenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamenya occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamenya is the 675,256th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamenya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,220th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,996 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 175,064. In Uganda Hamenya is most frequent in: Kisoro District, where 38 percent reside, Kyankwanzi District, where 15 percent reside and Mubende District, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 45 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamenya | 93 | 297 | / |
| Chamenya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Amenya | 92 | 6,365 | / |
| Amenyah | 86 | 3,326 | / |
| Homenya | 86 | 354 | / |
| Jamenya | 86 | 160 | / |
| Hamenja | 86 | 32 | / |
| Amenyat | 86 | 8 | / |
| Hamenia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ameenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Haminya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamenha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khomenya | 80 | 141 | / |
| Khaminya | 80 | 47 | / |
| Chaminya | 80 | 25 | / |
| Hamenhai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khamenia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Amenuiya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Haamenyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Amenyo | 77 | 8,270 | / |
| Omenya | 77 | 1,750 | / |
| Aminya | 77 | 59 | / |
| Amenia | 77 | 35 | / |
| Amenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amegna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amenea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chamienia | 75 | 72 | / |
| Amienyo | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ameinia | 71 | 17 | / |
| Atmenia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jaminya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Homenyo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Ameniah | 71 | 9 | / |
| Homenja | 71 | 8 | / |
| Omeanya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Otmenya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ajmenia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ameanea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amenyoh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gomenya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Homegna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Amesnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amionya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amengia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Homenia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ameniach | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chomenja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ameña | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaminha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athmenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamenjay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamenjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamenjoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamenjay | 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 Hamenya
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