Mugenyu Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mugenyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mugenyu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mugenyu (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mugenyu Demographics

Mugenyu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mugenyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugenyu is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugenyu? popularity and diffusion

Mugenyu is the 2,394,033rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugenyu live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyeri County, where 79 percent are found, Laikipia County, where 7 percent are found and Nyandarua County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Mugenyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mugenyu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungenyu934/
Musenyu861/
Muchenyu8080/
Muzinyu7113/
Musenhu711/
Muchinyu67109/
Mauzinyu6745/
Muzhinyu6720/
Mouzinyu677/
Mozinyu5727/
Musiniu574/
Muzinhu571/
Mucinju571/
Muchinju53107/
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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 Mugenyu
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