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) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekenya? popularity and diffusion
Mekenya is the 1,125,333rd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Mekenya is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Mekenya live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most numerous in Belarus, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 64,633. In Belarus Mekenya is mostly concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 84 percent are found, Minsk, where 11 percent are found and Brest Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Belarus Mekenya exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 31 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Mekenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mekenya last name is primarily 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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