Mukenye Surname
Approximately 930 people bear this surname
Mukenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 766 | 1:50,965 | 6,162 |
| Kenya | 130 | 1:355,230 | 20,851 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Mukenye (183) may also be a first name.
Mukenye Demographics
Mukenye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mukenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mukenye occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukenye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 382,699th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,836,071 people. The last name Mukenye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukenye are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mukenye is also the 673,127th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 183 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 766 people, or 1 in 50,965. In Uganda Mukenye is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 42 percent are found, Budaka District, where 28 percent are found and Pallisa District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Uganda Mukenye is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Mukenye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mukenye surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukhenye | 93 | 9 | / |
| Mukienyie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukenge | 86 | 35,501 | / |
| Mokenye | 86 | 94 | / |
| Mukenje | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mukenei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mukenie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mukenayi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mukhenge | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mukengei | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mukienei | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mukkenge | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muchenye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mukengea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukinaye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukengee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukengay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moukenie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokeenye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukengayi | 75 | 125 | / |
| Mukchenei | 75 | 41 | / |
| Moukinaye | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mukhenjed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukenji | 71 | 943 | / |
| Mukinay | 71 | 241 | / |
| Mukenai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mucenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukenoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchenje | 67 | 14,494 | / |
| Mukinayi | 67 | 12,139 | / |
| Mokienie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Muchenei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokenyuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukinaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mukenye
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