Mukenya Surname
Approximately 1,518 people bear this surname
Mukenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,255 | 1:36,797 | 3,946 |
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mukenya (514) may also be a first name.
Mukenya Demographics
Mukenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mukenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukenya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukenya? popularity and diffusion
Mukenya is the 259,061st most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,800,755 people. The last name Mukenya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukenya reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mukenya is also the 372,822nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 514 people.
This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,255 people, or 1 in 36,797. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 56 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Mukenya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukeenya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukinya | 86 | 131 | / |
| Mokenya | 86 | 58 | / |
| Mukenia | 86 | 22 | / |
| Mucenya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukhinya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mugqenya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukengea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mucheenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukinyo | 71 | 142 | / |
| Mokenyo | 71 | 124 | / |
| Mucinya | 71 | 28 | / |
| Mukinia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchenja | 67 | 53 | / |
| Muskinja | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muskinia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mugqinya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moukigna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maukinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokhinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokinyo | 57 | 20 | / |
| Muchinja | 53 | 297 | / |
| Muchinia | 53 | 74 | / |
| Muchenijo | 50 | 18 | / |
| Mauchigna | 50 | 12 | / |
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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 Mukenya
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