Mahianyu Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mahianyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mahianyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3301:139,93911,339
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mahianyu (47) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mahianyu Demographics

Mahianyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mahianyu Last Name Facts

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

Mahianyu occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mahianyu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahianyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 833,931st most commonly held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahianyu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name globally, held by 47 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 330 people, or 1 in 139,939. In Kenya Mahianyu is most common in: Nyeri County, where 32 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 24 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Mahianyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mahianyu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mainyu868/
Maineyu803/
Mainyus801/
Mainoyu801/
Majienyu751/
Mineyu7142/
Maunyu713/
Maneyu711/
Meanyou6721/
Mehaniu6710/
Miyanhu676/
Majanju672/
Mujanyu671/
Mayanhu671/
Meanyut671/
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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 Mahianyu
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