Imenya Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Imenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Imenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Imenya (Russian: Именя) is found most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Imenya.

How Common Is The Last Name Imenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Imenya is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Imenya are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Katakwi District, where 69 percent are found, Soroti District, where 15 percent are found and Amuria District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imenyat9213/
Imenyah925/
Ismenya921/
Himenya921/
Gimenya921/
Ismenyah862/
Imenyo83321/
Emenya8366/
Iminya8334/
Imenea831/
Jimenea772,265/
Emhenya7782/
Ismenia7760/
Emenyat7728/
Jimenia7727/
Emeanya777/
Ehmenya773/
Hemenya772/
Eimenea771/
Gemenya771/
Gimenia771/
Iminyaj771/
Ismenias711/
Imeneo67140/
Emenea6721/
Emenyo6719/
Eminya6718/
Emenia6713/
Jimeña6710/
Iminja674/
Iminea672/
Iminia671/
Gaimenjay671/

Imenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imenya in the Russian language
Именяimena-

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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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  • 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 Imenya
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