Mahenia Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mahenia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahenia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Mahenia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mahenia is most common in Kenya. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahenia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Mahenia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mahenia live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyeri County, where 52 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 45 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 3 percent reside. Beside Kenya Mahenia is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Ukraine, where 1 percent reside.

Mahenia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mahenia last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maheenia937/
Maenia9218/
Mahenya86177/
Maeinia8612/
Mahinia865/
Mehenia864/
Mahenja862/
Maennia861/
Mehennia802/
Mahinnia801/
Maenihaa801/
Mahoinia800/
Moenia7786/
Maegna771/
Meunia770/
Mahinya713,934/
Mahinja71794/
Mohenio7117/
Maengea717/
Mohinia716/
Mahinea713/
Maenjai711/
Maenyat711/
Mahiñay711/
Mahoigna672/
Maengnoi672/

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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 Mahenia
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