Mekenya Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Mekenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 147 | 1:64,633 | 10,737 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Mekenya Demographics
Mekenya Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Mekenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mekenya (Russian: Мекеня) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mekenya is the 1,125,333rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Mekenya are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Belarus, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 64,633. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Grodno Region, where 84 percent reside, Minsk, where 11 percent reside and Brest Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Belarus Mekenya is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Mekenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Belarus.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikenya | 86 | 61 | / |
| Mekenyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mikhenya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Maikenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekenhey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekegney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meakeania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mikegna | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mikinya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mekenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekegno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekenjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikenia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekenjio | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mikienia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Meskinia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mechenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekhainia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Meceneo | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mikinia | 57 | 6 | / |
| Mecinia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mikinyo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mekinho | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mekemjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mikinja | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mekemjio | 53 | 12 | / |
| Miquenia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Michenia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Myquenia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mekemjou | 53 | 1 | / |
Mekenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mekenya in the Russian language | ||
| Мекеня | mekena | - |
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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 Mekenya
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