Magenya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Magenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Magenya is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Magenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Magenya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Magenya live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 92 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 4 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangenya | 93 | 87 | / |
| Mang'enya | 88 | 373 | / |
| Manghenya | 88 | 27 | / |
| Maginya | 86 | 921 | / |
| Majenya | 86 | 17 | / |
| Magenyo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mogenya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Magenha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mangenia | 80 | 56 | / |
| Maysenya | 80 | 39 | / |
| Makhenya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Maisenya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mangenja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Machenya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mongenya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Maguegna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Manginya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maghenia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazhenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magenh'a | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masienya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matchenya | 75 | 212 | / |
| Manghenia | 75 | 34 | / |
| Maysienya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Magueania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masenha | 71 | 1,074 | / |
| Majenea | 71 | 147 | / |
| Mazinya | 71 | 88 | / |
| Mazenyo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Mangiengia | 71 | 34 | / |
| Masenja | 71 | 27 | / |
| Majenja | 71 | 11 | / |
| Majinya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Masenyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Majenia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mogenia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mogenja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masigna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maginyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Magenio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazenja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maginia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magenjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maginea | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mazengia | 67 | 5,391 | / |
| Makhinya | 67 | 1,145 | / |
| Machinya | 67 | 931 | / |
| Moysenya | 67 | 131 | / |
| Maijinya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mochenya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Machenja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Manginja | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mazhinya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Machenia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moisenya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Machenha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Manginia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masignat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magineau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madzinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Manginyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masaynya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moghenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madjigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maguegno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mangenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazengea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mongenja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meizinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makhynya | 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 Magenya
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