Muhenga Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Muhenga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhenga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9901:53,4765,879
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muhenga (48) may also be a first name.

Muhenga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muhenga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhenga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,967th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. The last name Muhenga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhenga reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Muhenga is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent given name in the world, held by 48 people.

The last name Muhenga is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 990 people, or 1 in 53,476. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent reside, Pwani Region, where 27 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhinga86347/
Mihenga8697/
Muhengo867/
Muhyonga802/
Mouhinga802/
Muhingo71279/
Mihinga71130/
Mouinga7124/
Mihengo712/
Muijinga674/
Mouyinga671/
Mouingah671/
Mouhingou631,787/
Mouinghat631/
Mouingath631/
Miinga625/
Mihingo57176/
Mouingo575/
Mauingo571/
Mouyingou5014/

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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 Muhenga
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