Mkenya Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Mkenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 271 | 1:170,406 | 13,033 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mkenya (16) may also be a first name.
Mkenya Demographics
Mkenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mkenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mkenya is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkenya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mkenya is the 935,326th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mkenya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mkenya is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 16 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 170,406. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nairobi County, where 45 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 28 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Burundi, where 0 percent reside.
Mkenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mkhenya | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mgkenya | 92 | 1 | / |
| McKenya | 92 | 0 | / |
| Mkinya | 83 | 91 | / |
| Mkenja | 83 | 36 | / |
| Mchenya | 77 | 1,096 | / |
| McKenia | 77 | 3 | / |
| McKenea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mckenha | 77 | 1 | / |
| McKegney | 71 | 206 | / |
| McKeigna | 71 | 2 | / |
| McKegnay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgkegney | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKeagney | 67 | 96 | / |
| McKeigney | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mcinya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mqinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mchinya | 62 | 133 | / |
| Mgcinya | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mgqinya | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mkenjeu | 62 | 1 | / |
| McCenia | 62 | 1 | / |
| McKigney | 57 | 140 | / |
| McKineoy | 57 | 1 | / |
| McKineay | 57 | 1 | / |
| McHegney | 57 | 0 | / |
| McKignay | 57 | 0 | / |
| McKaigney | 53 | 20 | / |
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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 Mkenya
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