Makenya Surname
Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname
Makenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,199 | 1:44,155 | 5,007 |
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 26 | 1:1,501,511 | 54,973 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Makenya (231) may also be a first name.
Makenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makenya is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Makenya.
How Common Is The Last Name Makenya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 283,122nd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,354,552 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makenya are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 590,311th most common given name on earth It is held by 231 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,199 people, or 1 in 44,155. In Tanzania Makenya is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 21 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 16 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makhenya | 93 | 22 | / |
| Maikenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Makinya | 86 | 336 | / |
| Makenja | 86 | 66 | / |
| Mokenya | 86 | 58 | / |
| Makenia | 86 | 9 | / |
| Makenyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makhinya | 80 | 1,145 | / |
| Mackenja | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makhenia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makhynya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meakeania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makinia | 71 | 207 | / |
| Mokenyo | 71 | 124 | / |
| Makinja | 71 | 48 | / |
| Makinea | 71 | 41 | / |
| Makenjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mokegna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makenho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makhynia | 67 | 1,861 | / |
| Makhinia | 67 | 20 | / |
| Machenja | 67 | 14 | / |
| Machenia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Makiniah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Makenjio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Makenjeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokhinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maukinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makenhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makainia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makainyo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Makenya
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