Mahenya Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1021:519,03534,109
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mahenya (39) may also be a first name.

Mahenya Last Name Facts

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

Mahenya (Hindi: महेन्या) is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahenya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,286,243rd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Mahenya live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 39 people.

The surname Mahenya is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania Mahenya is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mahenya exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Mahenya Last Name Statistics demography

Mahenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.78% less than the national average, earning R 107,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahinya863,934/
Mahenia86132/
Mahenja862/
Maenyat861/
Maheenia807/
Maenia7718/
Meunya771/
Maegna771/
Mahinja71794/
Maeinia7112/
Maengea717/
Mahinia715/
Mehenia714/
Mahinea713/
Maennia711/
Mahinyo711/
Mohenyo711/
Maenjai711/
Mehinya711/
Maijinya6717/
Mahoigna672/
Mehennia672/
Mahinnia671/
Maenihaa671/
Mahoinia670/

Mahenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahenya in the Hindi language
महेन्याmahen'ya50
महेंयmahenya50

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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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  • 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 Mahenya
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