Mahanya Surname
Approximately 910 people bear this surname
Mahanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 627 | 1:24,622 | 3,738 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Lesotho | 31 | 1:65,566 | 9,080 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mahanya (167) may also be a first name.
Mahanya Demographics
Average Mahanya Salary in
South Africa
R 140,604
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mahanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahanya (Hindi: महन्य, Marathi: महान्या) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 389,400th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahanya are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mahanya is also the 708,111th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 167 people.
The last name Mahanya is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 24,622. In Zimbabwe Mahanya is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 65 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent reside and Harare Province, where 7 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Mahanya occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Mahanya Last Name Statistics demography
Mahanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.83% less than the national average, earning R 140,604 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahanya in the Marathi language | ||
| महान्या | mahan'ya | 63.41 |
| महन्या | mahan'ya | 14.63 |
| माहण्या | mahanya | 9.76 |
| माहन्या | mahan'ya | 7.32 |
| महान्य | mahan'ya | 2.44 |
| माहान्या | mahan'ya | 2.44 |
| Mahanya in the Hindi language | ||
| महन्य | mahan'ya | 60 |
| महन्या | mahan'ya | 34.29 |
| महनया | mahanaya | 2.86 |
| महान्या | mahan'ya | 2.86 |
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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 Mahanya
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