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
Mekenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mekenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mekenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mekenye has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mekenye? popularity and diffusion
Mekenye is the 282,611th most common last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,342,776 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mekenye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 497,456th most numerous first name internationally, held by 312 people.
The last name Mekenye is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,340 people, or 1 in 34,463. In Kenya Mekenye is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 62 percent live, Nyamira County, where 24 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Rwanda, where 0 percent live.
Mekenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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