Mgeni Surname

19,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgeni Surname User-submission:

The Mgeni surname means 'guest'.

Mgeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania26,7461:1,979262
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Kenya2611:176,93413,356
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
England11:55,718,059489,080
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Mgeni (13,692) may also be a first name.

Mgeni Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mgeni surname means 'guest'.

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Mgeni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mgeni Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mgeni is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,831st most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 264,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgeni live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 49,420th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13,692 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 26,746 people, or 1 in 1,979. In Tanzania Mgeni is most frequent in: Njombe Region, where 23 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 13 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Mgeni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (57%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mgeni surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mgeni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.51% less than the national average, earning R 46,320 per year and in United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgenih911/
M'Geni911/
Mjeni801,400/
Mgini801,172/
Mseni80128/
Mceni8021/
Mgene8011/
Mxeni802/
Msengi7317,308/
Mcheni73924/
Mzengi73359/
Msenyi7316/
Mcenyi7312/
Mjesni731/
Mzeeni731/
Msheni731/
Mgener731/
Mhseni731/
McEnie731/
Mginis730/
Mshengi672/
Mcheini671/
Msengih671/
McEniss671/
McHeniy671/
McEnish670/

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