Misenya Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Misenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Misenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2631:175,58913,278
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Misenya (158) may also be a first name.

Misenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Misenya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Misenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Misenya is the 878,878th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname Misenya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Misenya are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 158 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 175,589. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent live, Bungoma County, where 3 percent live and Migori County, where 2 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Misenya Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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
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  • 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 Misenya
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