Muhanje Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muhanje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhanje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muhanje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhanje is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhanje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muhanje is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhanje live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Muhanje is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Muhanje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhanjye931/
Muhanji863,268/
Muhanye8639/
Muhonje869/
Muhanja866/
Mouhanye8010/
Muhonjje802/
Mouahanye752/
Mouanji71262/
Mihanji7115/
Muhonji714/
Muhonie714/
Muyonje712/
Mouange712/
Mouagne712/
Mueanjai6725/
Meuanjit671/
Meuanjai671/
Muhoonge671/
Muhonjja671/
Muhoinge671/
Mouamnie671/
Mauhaniyo633/
Mihonye5714/
Muyonja574/
Mujonjji531/
Meuomhye531/
Mouangnoi501/

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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 Muhanje
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