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

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Mugenyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mugenyu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mugenyu? popularity and diffusion

Mugenyu is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mugenyu reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mugenyu is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya Mugenyu is most common in: Nyeri County, where 79 percent live, Laikipia County, where 7 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 7 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Mugenyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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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