Mwenje Surname

116,547th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mwenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mwenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,6171:17,6462,104
Zimbabwe8581:17,9932,658
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Zambia901:176,11012,058
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mwenje (622) may also be a first name.

Mwenje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwenje occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mwenje.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwenje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mwenje is the 116,547th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,842,616 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwenje are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 334,261st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 622 people.

Mwenje is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2,617 people, or 1 in 17,646. In Kenya Mwenje is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 35 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 11 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent reside and Malawi, where 8 percent reside.

Mwenje Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mwenje surname is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

In The United States Mwenje are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

Mwenje earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $35,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwenjea921/
Mwenjeu921/
Mwene912,931/
Mwnje911/
Mwenj911/
Mwenze8370,241/
Mwenge8344,899/
Mwanje8322,836/
Mweene8322,751/
Mwenye833,766/
Mwense831,824/
Mwenja831,232/
Mbenje83973/
Mwinje83565/
Mwenji83344/
Mwonje8345/
Mwenes8321/
Mwenea836/
Muenje836/
Mweine834/
Mwence831/
Mwenee831/
Mwenet831/
Mwengea77364/
Mwanjje77294/
Mweenge7764/
Muenjee778/
Mwengee776/
Mwendji776/
Mwanjea774/
Mbeanje774/
Mwenger774/
Mwaanje772/
Mwannje772/
Mbhenje772/
Mwanjie771/
Mweness771/
Mwenyeh771/
Mweenze771/
Mbeinje771/
Mmwenye771/
Mmwenze771/
Mwonjje771/
Mwuenze771/
Mwengez771/
Mwenyea771/
Mwahnje771/
Mweni738,940/
Mbene734,115/
Mwena73831/
Mwenz73643/
Mweny73417/
Muene73342/
Mvene73117/
Mbenj731/
Muenj731/
Mwinj731/
Mwahanje71941/
Mwehenge712/
Mwengehi711/
Mweengei711/
Mwenya6763,522/
Mwenyi676,425/
Mwanji674,995/
Mbenge673,895/
Muenze673,315/
Mbenze673,215/
Mwenza672,520/
Mbense672,253/
Mwengi671,481/
Mwinja671,155/
Muenge671,133/
Mbeine67494/
Mouene67462/
Mvenge67441/
Muenji67412/
Mwinji67233/
Mwensa67201/
Mbenji67195/
Muense67149/
Mwenzi6798/
Muenee6741/
Mwemze6727/
Mbinje6722/
Mueneu6721/
Mbenxe6720/
Mvinje6711/
Mbenea6711/
Mvegne6711/
Mbenye679/
Muenye675/
Mbeane674/
M'Bene672/
Mwonji672/
Muence672/
Mweena672/
Muenes672/
Mwensi672/
Mviene672/
Mwenha671/
Mwenni671/
Mmweni671/
Mwemse671/
Mwenoa671/
Mbenei671/
Mbenie671/
Muenez671/
Mveine671/
Mvenie671/
Mwegni671/
Mwemge671/
Mwuena671/
Mweana671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwenje
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