Mekenye Surname
Approximately 1,364 people bear this surname
Mekenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,340 | 1:34,463 | 3,730 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mekenye (312) may also be a first name.
Mekenye Demographics
Average Mekenye Salary in
United States
$24,406 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mekenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mekenye occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekenye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 282,611th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,342,776 people. Mekenye occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekenye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mekenye is also the 497,456th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 312 people.
Mekenye is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,340 people, or 1 in 34,463. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 62 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 24 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Rwanda, where 0 percent reside.
Mekenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mekenye earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mekenie | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mikenye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mekegne | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mekenge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meakenie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mekenjee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mekinuye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekenhey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekineye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekeniya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metkeney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mekegney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mekeneyat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mikenge | 71 | 555 | / |
| Mekenji | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mekiney | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mikinye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mecenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meceney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mekenjio | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mikkenie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mechenie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mikenaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mekineey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mekengou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mecheney | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mekenye
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