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
Hamenya has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamenya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 675,256th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. Hamenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamenya are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 169,220th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,996 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 175,064. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kisoro District, where 38 percent are found, Kyankwanzi District, where 15 percent are found and Mubende District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 45 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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