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 may occur in the variant forms: Mhéni. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mheni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 309,358th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. Mheni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mheni reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mheni is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,172 people, or 1 in 45,172. In Tanzania Mheni is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 36 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 22 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.
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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