Mchenya Surname
Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname
Mchenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 961 | 1:55,090 | 6,025 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mchenya (180) may also be a first name.
Mchenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mchenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mchenya (Russian: Мченья) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mchenya is the 336,335th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mchenya are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 180 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 961 people, or 1 in 55,090. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 41 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 30 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mhenya | 92 | 33 | / |
| Mchinya | 86 | 133 | / |
| Mkhenya | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mchanya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mshenya | 86 | 2 | / |
| McKenya | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mchengea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mchengia | 80 | 1 | / |
| McHegney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Msenya | 77 | 304 | / |
| Mkenya | 77 | 281 | / |
| Mgenya | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mcinya | 77 | 17 | / |
| Mhinya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mhenia | 77 | 1 | / |
| McEnea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mchonyo | 71 | 128 | / |
| Mchinja | 71 | 124 | / |
| M'Henia | 71 | 4 | / |
| McEneay | 71 | 3 | / |
| McKenia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mgcinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mckenha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgkenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhuinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKegney | 67 | 206 | / |
| Mchinjaa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Mshengia | 67 | 8 | / |
| McKeigna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mtshinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| McKegnay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchanjha | 67 | 1 | / |
Mchenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mchenya in the Russian language | ||
| Мченья | mcena | - |
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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 Mchenya
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