Mahinya Surname
Approximately 3,934 people bear this surname
Mahinya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,568 | 1:14,838 | 1,927 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Mahinya (12) may also be a first name.
Mahinya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahinya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mahinya (Hindi: माहिनया) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahinya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 117,095th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,852,452 people. The surname Mahinya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahinya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mahinya is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename internationally, borne by 12 people.
Mahinya is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,568 people, or 1 in 14,838. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 36 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahinya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahinya in the Hindi language | ||
| माहिनया | mahinaya | 50 |
| माहिंया | mahinya | 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 Mahinya
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