Mkeni Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mkeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5461:96,9639,625
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Mkeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mkeni occurs most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 560,645th most widely held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkeni are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mkeni is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 546 people, or 1 in 96,963. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent live, Tanga Region, where 25 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live. Beside Tanzania Mkeni exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Mkeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mkeni earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.03% more than the national average, earning R 294,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkenyi91215/
Mkengi912/
Mkheni911/
Mkhenyi834/
McKeniz833/
Mkhengi831/
Mkini803,833/
Mkani80320/
Mkoni80193/
Mqeni80146/
Mkena8091/
Mceni8021/
Mkene806/
Mkeny805/
McKehnie776/
Mkeangni771/
McKeanie771/
McKenitt771/
McKenhie770/
Mcheni73924/
Mkenge73328/
Mkingi73245/
McKeny73126/
Mcenyi7312/
Mkenje7311/
Mckoni738/
Mkhani738/
Mkhoni735/
Mkaini735/
Mkeina734/
Mkinai733/
Mkhena733/
Mhkani733/
Mkeene733/
Mkhene732/
Mhkena731/
Mkanai731/
Mkheny731/
Mkeane731/
McKini730/
McKeahnie7167/
McKeagnie710/
McKeehnie710/
McKeane6788/
Mckonie6746/
McKeany6718/
McKeene6712/
McKinis6710/
Mkainei679/
Mken'ge674/
Mkin'gi674/
McKanie673/
McKoene671/
McKeeny671/
McKenea671/
McKenee671/
Mckenes671/
McHeniy671/
Mhkhani671/
Mcheini671/
Mckenha671/
McKesny670/
McKeune670/
McKenge670/
McKeine670/
McKegne670/
McKiene670/
McKheny670/
McKenay670/
McKeiny670/
McKener670/

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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 Mkeni
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