Mqeni Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mqeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mqeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mqeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mqeni is found most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mqeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mqeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mqeni is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 373,639. In South Africa Mqeni is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Gauteng, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mqeni is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Mqeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mqeni earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning R 229,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mkeni80566/
Mqini8059/
Mceni8021/
Mqena8021/
McQuenie770/
Mcheni73924/
Mkenyi73215/
Mcenyi7312/
Mgqini734/
Mkengi732/
Mkheni731/
McQene730/
McQueenui711/
Mkhenyi674/
McKeniz673/
Mcheini671/
Mkhengi671/
Mgqenge671/
McHeniy671/
McQuini671/
McQueny670/
McQuene670/

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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 Mqeni
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