Malenje Surname
Approximately 411 people bear this surname
Malenje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 184 | 1:212,170 | 16,663 |
| Kenya | 147 | 1:314,149 | 19,561 |
| Zambia | 28 | 1:566,069 | 23,715 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Malenje Demographics
Malenje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Malenje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malenje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malenje is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malenje? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 712,393rd most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The surname Malenje is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Malenje live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Malenje is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 212,170. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bulambuli District, where 68 percent are found, Sironko District, where 14 percent are found and Bududa District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda Malenje occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and Zambia, where 7 percent are found.
Malenje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Malenje last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Malenje
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