Mheni Surname
Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname
Mheni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,172 | 1:45,172 | 5,106 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Mhéni (1) are calculated separately.
Mheni (24) may also be a first name.
Mheni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mheni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mheni (Marathi: हेञी) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mhéni. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mheni? popularity and diffusion
Mheni is the 309,358th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,978,299 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mheni live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 24 people.
The last name Mheni is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,172 people, or 1 in 45,172. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 36 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 22 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent live. Beside Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Tunisia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mheni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mheni in the Marathi language | ||
| हेञी | heni | - |
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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 Mheni
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