Mahenye Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Mahenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 245 | 1:63,013 | 9,478 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Kenya | 114 | 1:405,087 | 22,588 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Mahenye (24) may also be a first name.
Mahenye Demographics
Mahenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mahenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahenye occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahenye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mahenye is the 490,085th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahenye live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 63,013. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 38 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 33 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Mahenye exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent live and Tanzania, where 18 percent live.
Mahenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mahenye surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mahenye earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.56% more than the national average, earning R 305,496 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahenay | 86 | 50 | / |
| Maheney | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mahenje | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mahinye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mahenhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maheniya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maheniyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahaenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maheenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahennie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mahenney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maenje | 77 | 1,220 | / |
| Maeney | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maenie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maenea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mahenejad | 75 | 24 | / |
| Maheinawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahesniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahinay | 71 | 47,169 | / |
| Mahenaj | 71 | 22 | / |
| Maeneja | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maengea | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maengae | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mahiney | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mahenou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maeneje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahenau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mahinoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahinee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maenoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moheney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maenies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahuinay | 67 | 622 | / |
| Maetnaya | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mahenajh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mahoinay | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maijegne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahinayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahinahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahinaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahienou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiyenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maahinay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majheniè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahinayt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moheneya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahennou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahinney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mauhiney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mahenye
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