Maenya Surname

666,162nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4491:102,8518,952
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Maenya (19) may also be a first name.

Maenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maenya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maenya is the 666,162nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. The last name Maenya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maenya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maenya is also the 2,523,061st most common first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 102,851. In Kenya Maenya is most common in: Kisii County, where 97 percent are found, Migori County, where 1 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Maenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majenya9217/
Mahwenya8636/
Muenya83729/
Mainya83443/
Maunya83275/
Meinya8377/
Meenya8318/
Maenia8318/
Meanya832/
Myenya832/
Mienya832/
Meunya831/
Moenya831/
Mayenja77189/
Majenea77147/
Mujenya7743/
Mawenja7727/
Maneyya7723/
Maainya7719/
Mayinya7713/
Majenja7711/
Meyanya7710/
Majinya778/
Mayanya777/
Majenia777/
Maengea777/
Muyanya775/
Mijenya775/
Mayunya774/
Meanyea772/
Muyenya772/
Majanya772/
Maennia771/
Maenjai771/
Mmainya771/
Meanyat771/
Mowenya771/
Mujanya771/
Meenhya771/
Muianya771/
Maheenia717/
Mahianya714/
Manneyya714/
Maenihaa711/
Maihanya711/
Miyennya711/
Mainja67650/
Mounya67232/
Mainea67226/
Muinya67179/
Maeneo6794/
Meenia6792/
Moenia6786/
Mainha6780/
Meanea6742/
Maunia6730/
Maunja6728/
Mainia6726/
Maigna6717/
Maunyo6711/
Moinya6710/
Mienyo677/
Meenja675/
Maunha673/
Mainyo672/
Maynja672/
Meanyo672/
Maneao672/
Meania671/
Muynya671/
Maugna671/
Maygna671/
Maínha671/
Meenyo671/
Mousemnya671/
Muenia671/
Myenyo671/
Meanha671/
Majnja671/

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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 Maenya
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