Monyenye Surname

261,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Monyenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monyenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,4891:31,0143,390
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Monyenye (1,126) may also be a first name.

Monyenye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monyenye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Monyenye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,888th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,864,850 people. The last name Monyenye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Monyenye are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 237,464th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,126 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,489 people, or 1 in 31,014. In Kenya Monyenye is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 45 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 28 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Monyenye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manyenye882,248/
Munyenye88307/
Monyenge8855/
Monyenje881/
Mongenye881/
Manyenje753,199/
Manyenge75199/
Mongenge75130/
Munyenge75100/
Mongenie7577/
Monienie7514/
Mangenye758/
Manyenie754/
Monyenou752/
Mognegne751/
Mongenej751/
Mungenye751/
Monienge751/
Manhenye751/
Moungenge711/
Munyengie711/
Mongneney711/
Mongnegne711/
Monhyenou711/
Manyengeja671/

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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 Monyenye
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