Mathenji Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mathenji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathenji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mathenji Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mathenji Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mathenji is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathenji? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathenji reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Mathenji is primarily concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 33 percent reside, Nakuru County, where 33 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Mathenji exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 43 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Mathenji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mathenji surname 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 Mathenji
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