Muhene Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Muhene Last Name Facts

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

Muhene is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muhene is the 1,518,885th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhene reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Muhene is most prevalent in: Pemba South Region, where 48 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent are found and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muheney929/
Mouhene923/
Mouhened861/
Mouheine861/
Muhenney860/
Mauhenes860/
Muheni83226/
Muhine8325/
Mueene831/
Mouhine77904/
Muhenio7789/
Muhenyo7749/
Mauheni7715/
Muhaine772/
Meuenee771/
Muheini771/
Mouheni771/
Mujjene771/
Muheina771/
Muhines770/
Mouhenni712/
Muhaineh711/
Mauhiney710/
Mouine671,628/
Muhini671,094/
Mihine672/
Mauhinney671/
Mauine671/
Moeine671/
Moeene671/
Muhiny671/
Miheny670/

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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 Muhene
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