Muchenya Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Muchenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 268 | 1:59,142 | 5,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
Muchenya (15) may also be a first name.
Muchenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muchenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muchenya has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Muchenya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muchenya? popularity and diffusion
Muchenya is the 870,423rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muchenya reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name Muchenya is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 59,142. In Zambia Muchenya is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 50 percent reside, Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside. Beside Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mucheenya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Muchenyoa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mucenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muchenja | 88 | 53 | / |
| Muchinya | 88 | 53 | / |
| Muzhenya | 88 | 31 | / |
| Mochenya | 88 | 17 | / |
| Mutchinya | 82 | 16 | / |
| Muchengia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugenya | 80 | 492 | / |
| Mujenya | 80 | 43 | / |
| Mucinya | 80 | 28 | / |
| Muchinja | 75 | 297 | / |
| Mochinya | 75 | 93 | / |
| Muchinia | 75 | 74 | / |
| Muchinha | 75 | 32 | / |
| Mukhinya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muzhinya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mutsenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mujjenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mujhinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mutshinya | 71 | 836 | / |
| Muchenijo | 71 | 18 | / |
| Mauchigna | 71 | 12 | / |
| Motshenya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mujinya | 67 | 702 | / |
| Mujynya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mugenyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muginya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mugenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mujenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mutchenijo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzenia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzenja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Muchenya
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