Majenga Surname
Approximately 1,086 people bear this surname
Majenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 926 | 1:57,172 | 6,208 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Majenga (307) may also be a first name.
Majenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Majenga is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Majenga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Majenga is the 338,735th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,710,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Majenga are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Majenga is also the 502,288th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 307 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 926 people, or 1 in 57,172. In Tanzania Majenga is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 39 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 39 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Majenga
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