Makenye Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Makenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Makenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Makenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Makenye occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Makenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Makenye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,580,327th most frequently used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Makenye are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya Makenye is most common in: Nyeri County, where 98 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 5 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matkenyee | 88 | 1 | / |
| Makenge | 86 | 5,505 | / |
| Mokenye | 86 | 94 | / |
| Makinye | 86 | 14 | / |
| Makenje | 86 | 7 | / |
| Maqenye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Makegne | 86 | 2 | / |
| Makenie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Makenay | 86 | 0 | / |
| Makhenge | 80 | 28 | / |
| Makenjee | 80 | 8 | / |
| Meakenie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mackenie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Makenjeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Makeneji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makeneja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mackeney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makeuneu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makuinye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokeenye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Makeanay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mackenjee | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mackenjie | 75 | 4 | / |
| Makeingne | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacHkenie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Makheniya | 75 | 1 | / |
| MacKesney | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mokenge | 71 | 682 | / |
| Makenji | 71 | 153 | / |
| Makinay | 71 | 96 | / |
| Makenja | 71 | 66 | / |
| Makiney | 71 | 21 | / |
| McKeney | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makenai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mackehenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makenaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macinye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macenoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokenee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machenje | 67 | 1,825 | / |
| Makhinay | 67 | 40 | / |
| MacKiney | 67 | 37 | / |
| Mokienie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Makainay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maikenji | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mackenji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Makenjio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mackenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokgenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKenaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makinoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maskinay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makemheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makenhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makineya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokenyuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macheney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokhenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKinay | 67 | 0 | / |
| MacEaney | 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
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- 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 Makenye
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