Mokenye Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Mokenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Mokenye (10) may also be a first name.
Mokenye Demographics
Mokenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mokenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mokenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mokenye is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mokenye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,918,812th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokenye live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 88 percent are found, Migori County, where 10 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Mokenye occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.
Mokenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokeenye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukenye | 86 | 930 | / |
| Mokenge | 86 | 682 | / |
| Makenye | 86 | 56 | / |
| Mokenee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mokienie | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mukhenye | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mokgenie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokhenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokenyuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moukenie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moukinaye | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mukienyie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matkenyee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukenge | 71 | 35,501 | / |
| Makenge | 71 | 5,505 | / |
| McKeney | 71 | 16 | / |
| Makinye | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mokenai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Makenje | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maqenye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mukenje | 71 | 2 | / |
| Makegne | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mukenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokenou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makenie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokiney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makenay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makhenge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mukhenge | 67 | 9 | / |
| Makenjee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mukengei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mochenje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mackenie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Muchenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makenjeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mukkenge | 67 | 2 | / |
| McKenaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makeneja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makuinye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mackeney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makeneji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makeuneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukengee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukengea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makeanay | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mokenye
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