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
Mchenya (Russian: Мченья) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mchenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mchenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mchenya is the 336,335th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname is predominantly found 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. Mchenya is also the 679,247th most frequently held given name world-wide. It is borne by 180 people.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 961 people, or 1 in 55,090. In Tanzania Mchenya is most frequent in: Shinyanga Region, where 41 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 30 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common 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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