Useni Surname

15,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Useni Surname Definition:

Useni is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: testimony.

Useni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo20,8511:3,543386
Nigeria13,2161:13,4041,352
Malawi1,1501:14,8862,336
India7811:982,15841,703
Zimbabwe4281:36,0715,579
Cameroon1731:120,05213,748
South Africa671:808,62254,680
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Kosovo441:42,3153,615
North Macedonia121:175,12312,543
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Useni (22,030) may also be a first name.

Useni Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Useni is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: testimony.

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Useni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Useni (Hindi: उसेनी, Marathi: उसेनी, Oriya: ଉେସନି) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Useni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,116th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 197,811 people. Useni is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Useni reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Useni is also the 35,167th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 22,030 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 20,851 people, or 1 in 3,543. Excluding The DR Congo Useni exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.

Useni Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Useni earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.14% less than the national average, earning R 106,596 per year and in United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huseni9122,071/
Ouseni9173/
Auseni916/
Usesni914/
Useyni913/
Usehni912/
Useuni911/
Usegni911/
Usenai911/
Usenei911/
Usenii911/
Usenis911/
Uhseni911/
Usenih911/
Houseni83246/
Hauseni83166/
Ouseyni8362/
Huseyni8350/
Usenich8336/
Hhuseni833/
Ouseïni832/
Husceni831/
Husenij831/
Huseniy831/
Husenie831/
Usenieh831/
Ouseuni831/
Useheni831/
Useinih831/
Useniph831/
Ussseni831/
Usini80258/
Ugeni80208/
Usene8077/
Ujeni801/
Usyni801/
Usenj801/
Houseeni77200/
Houseyni778/
Huseinni777/
Huhseini773/
Huiseini771/
Ouseynei771/
Usaini7394,433/
Husene734,245/
Usener73158/
Husini73143/
Augeni73138/
Uzengi7373/
Uzzeni7344/
Eusini7343/
Ausini7328/
Usinit7326/
Aujeni7322/
Usiene7317/
Useinh7310/
Hujeni739/
Ousini739/
Useine738/
Usenet738/
Usayni737/
Uusene733/
Ujeeni733/
Ugenui733/
Usenay733/
Uggeni731/
Uscini731/
Ousene731/
Eusene731/
Usesne731/
Uzenyi731/
Uhsene731/
Usinyi731/
Useene731/
Eujeni731/
Uhsini731/
Ausene731/
Houssseni712/
Houyseini711/
Ouszseini711/
Husaini6760,866/
Husayni67312/
Housini67145/
Huseiny67131/
Eugenis6797/
Husenaj6781/
Usainni6745/
Uusaini6739/
Ousaini6734/
Huseine6728/
Gauzeni6725/
Huzenis6719/
Husiene6713/
Husenay676/
Usenych672/
Usehner672/
Husenee672/
Husener672/
Ausaini672/
Hausini672/
Ousayni672/
Ouseine672/
Husinie672/
Huisini671/
Housene671/
Ouceyni671/
Oussseinii671/
Ousieny671/
Uzsaini671/
Augenis671/
Udgenyi671/
Usaaini671/
Usaisni671/
Uysaini671/
Eugeniz671/
Eugeniy670/

Useni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Useni in the Hindi language
उसेनीuseni-
Useni in the Oriya language
ଉେସନିuesani-
Useni in the Marathi language
उसेनीuseni89.47
उसेणीuseni10.53

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