Mahenya Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Mahenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 102 | 1:519,035 | 34,109 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mahenya (39) may also be a first name.
Mahenya Demographics
Average Mahenya Salary in
South Africa
R 107,460
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mahenya (Hindi: महेन्या) is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahenya is the 1,286,243rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Mahenya reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name globally, held by 39 people.
The surname Mahenya is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 519,035. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahinya | 86 | 3,934 | / |
| Mahenia | 86 | 132 | / |
| Mahenja | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maenyat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maheenia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maenia | 77 | 18 | / |
| Meunya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maegna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahinja | 71 | 794 | / |
| Maeinia | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maengea | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mahinia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mehenia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahinea | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maennia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohenyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maenjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maijinya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mahoigna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehennia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahinnia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maenihaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahoinia | 67 | 0 | / |
Mahenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahenya in the Hindi language | ||
| महेन्या | mahen'ya | 50 |
| महेंय | mahenya | 50 |
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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 Mahenya
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