Muchenje Surname

36,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muchenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe13,5001:1,14449
Zambia5761:27,5172,882
England1421:392,38127,229
Kenya701:659,71329,380
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Israel241:356,56829,419
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Muchenje (486) may also be a first name.

Muchenje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muchenje is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Muchenje click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchenje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,389th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 502,797 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muchenje are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 385,570th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 486 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 13,500 people, or 1 in 1,144. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 31 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Muchenje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Muchenje last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Muchenje earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1404.37% more than the national average, earning R 3,574,960 per year; in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $50,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mouchenje941/
Muchene931,385/
Mucenje931/
Mouchene88501/
Muchenge88292/
Michenje88247/
Muchenja8853/
Muchenji8815/
Muchonje8810/
Muchinje883/
Mucheneh883/
Mochenje883/
Muchenhe882/
Mushenje882/
Muchanje882/
Muchenye882/
Muzhenje881/
Muchense881/
Muchenie881/
Muchenei881/
Muchener880/
Muchenne880/
Mucene8613/
Muchenche821/
Moutchene821/
Mukhenjed821/
Mushendje821/
Mutshenje821/
Muchena808,180/
Mutenje80519/
Muzenje80268/
Musenje80160/
Mujenje8018/
Mochene805/
Mushene803/
Munchee803/
Mukenje802/
Mugenje801/
Mouchenier7815/
Muschenetz7813/
Mutchindje781/
Mutshendje781/
Munje773,716/
Muchengi75540/
Muchinja75297/
Muchanji75222/
Mouhcene75191/
Muchinji75183/
Muchonji7595/
Mushenge7537/
Mukhenye759/
Mushenye759/
Mukhenge759/
Muchiena757/
Muchenai751/
Muzhenji751/
Mutchens751/
Mushinje751/
Mouhsene751/
Mouhsenj751/
Muchenzi751/
Mouchené751/
Mocheane751/
Mushenie751/
Mushenze751/
Mutcheni751/
Mutshene751/
Muchenyi751/
Muncheep751/
Mouschenetz741/
Musene713,437/
Mumche71141/
Maunje71139/
Munjee71129/
Munjet7185/
Munche7179/
Mundje7174/
Munjeh7132/
Muchindji7127/
Munjes7125/
Munjep7125/
Munjed7120/
Muçenj7111/
Mugene7110/
Mucena7110/
Munjei716/
Munjer714/
Muchenshi714/
Mouhssene713/
Mujene713/
Meunje713/
Munjje712/
Mucheinch712/
Munjea712/
Muchenyoa711/
Munjey711/
Mocene711/
Mounje711/
Muhnji711/
Mushenets711/
Mutshenge711/
Mutshiene711/
Muchengia711/
Musehenge711/
Musenjech711/
Muzhenyeh711/
Musenge6735,503/
Mukenge6735,501/
Muchine679,378/
Musenze671,607/
Mutenge671,536/
Mukenji67943/
Mukenye67930/
Muzenze67485/
Museene67481/
Muzenge67284/
Muncher67270/
Musense67221/
Munsche67165/
Musenye67141/
Mugenge67128/
Musenie67124/
Munchep67118/
Mushens67112/
Musenji67107/
Musenja67106/
Musheni6791/
Mutenji6769/
Mujenge6767/
Mundjer6763/
Mukinje6763/
Mochena6761/
Muzenji6759/
Mukenze6755/
Muschenich6748/
Munches6740/
Mugenye6739/
Munshee6730/
Mukheni6729/
Muhseni6722/
Muçenji6722/
Munchez6719/
Muzeyne6716/
Musheinesh6713/
Moundje6713/
Mougene6712/
Maugene6711/
Meundje6710/
Mugen'e678/
Muzenye677/
Muchiny677/
Munjjee676/
Munjehe676/
Munjeet675/
Munjeer674/
Musinje674/
Mutense674/
Museine674/
Muhceni673/
Munjesh672/
Mausene672/
Mounjed672/
Munchey672/
Mounche672/
Moussendje672/
Mucheinich672/
Mussene672/
Mauceni671/
Mucehna671/
Mounjea671/
Musenei671/
Mujenji671/
Mugence671/
Musheny671/
Musenea671/
Mugenji671/
Mugenze671/
Moumche671/
Moshene671/
Musengejje671/
Mukenie671/
Mujjene671/
Mumchep671/
Muusene671/
Musiene671/
Mutence671/
Mouzene671/
Mouceni671/
Mutshenzhe671/
Muzeine671/
Maucena671/
Meunjee671/
Musener670/
Muchins670/
Muhtens670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muchenje
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