Mgheni Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgheni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgheni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6691:79,1358,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mgheni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgheni occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mgheni.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgheni? popularity and diffusion

Mgheni is the 492,243rd most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgheni live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 669 people, or 1 in 79,135. In Tanzania Mgheni is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 49 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 14 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mghenyi921,538/
Mghenni921/
Mgenyi83184/
Mgeeni8379/
Mgengi834/
Mghena832/
Mgenih831/
Mghini831/
M'Geni831/
M'Ghani7719/
Mg'enyi775/
M'Gueni774/
Mghenyo771/
Mghitni771/
Mng'eni771/
Mghenee771/
McGenis771/
McGheny770/
McGenie770/
Mgena7321/
Mgene7311/
Menghini716,857/
Minghini71799/
Mghaitni714/
M'Ghaini711/
Mingengi711/
Mingieni711/
Meng'eni711/
McGenuis710/
McGeniss710/
McGuenis710/
Mgenge675,432/
Mgingi67131/
McGhinnis67118/
Mganai674/
M'Gani672/
Mngyni672/
Meheghini672/
M'Goni672/
McGeny672/
Mghany671/
Mngeny671/
Mngene671/
Mgonie671/
Mehegueni671/
Mgener671/
Mcgoni671/
Mguene671/
Mguini671/
Mggini671/
Mginis670/

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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 Mgheni
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