Mghenyi Surname

256,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mghenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mghenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9011:58,7596,342
Kenya6331:72,9546,861
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Mghenyi (131) may also be a first name.

Mghenyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mghenyi occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mghenyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 256,366th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,738,326 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghenyi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 811,108th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 131 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 901 people, or 1 in 58,759. In Tanzania it is most common in: Singida Region, where 98 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 0 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Mghenyi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mghenyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgheni92672/
Mgenyi92184/
Mg'enyi865/
Mghenyo861/
Mghenni861/
McGheny860/
Mgeeni7779/
Mgengi774/
McGeny772/
Mghena772/
Mgenih771/
Mghini771/
M'Geni771/
Mghany771/
Mngeny771/
Moghiny71366/
McGeney7126/
M'Ghani7119/
McGeeny716/
M'Gueni714/
Mghanoy711/
M'Ghany711/
McGenis711/
Mghenee711/
Mng'eni711/
Mghinay711/
Mghitni711/
McGueny710/
McGaeny710/
McGenie710/
McGahny710/
Menghini676,857/
Minghini67799/
McGhaney6756/
Mgena6721/
McGeenay6711/
Mgene6711/
McGahney675/
Mghaitni674/
Mcgegney672/
Mingieni671/
Mingengi671/
M'Ghaini671/
Mgahanoy671/
McGueney670/
McGanhey670/
McGehney670/
McGuenis670/
McGeniss670/
McGenuis670/

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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 Mghenyi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis