Mahanya Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mahanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6271:24,6223,738
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Lesotho311:65,5669,080
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mahanya (167) may also be a first name.

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 also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mahanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahanya? popularity and diffusion

Mahanya is the 389,400th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,008,292 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahanya reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mahanya is also the 708,111th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 167 people.

The last name Mahanya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 24,622. In Zimbabwe Mahanya is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 65 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 18 percent are found and Harare Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maanya92765/
Mhanya92280/
Mahania86283/
Maainya8619/
Mahanja8616/
Mhasnya861/
Mahanyo861/
Mhanyah861/
Manya8315,778/
Mahaniah8055/
Maanaiya8035/
Mahamnia808/
Mahaniat806/
Mahagnia806/
Mahagney804/
Manhaiya802/
Mahagnay801/
Mahanjay801/
Mannya77499/
Mainya77443/
Maunya77275/
Manhaa77263/
Manhya77131/
Manjya77109/
Mmanya7794/
Mganya7764/
Manyah7752/
Manyoa7749/
Manyha7747/
Maanyo7733/
Maania7729/
Mhanja7729/
Mahaña7722/
Maanja7719/
Manyea7714/
Manyaa7712/
Mhonya7710/
Maagna778/
Maanea776/
Mhania774/
Manhay773/
Manyay773/
Meanya772/
Mhanyo771/
Mhagna771/
Monnahaya751/
Mahangnia751/
Manyoha7151/
Manyaas7148/
Manihay7143/
Manyaha7132/
Manaiya7129/
Manyasz7128/
Maneyya7123/
Manayya7111/
Manyath716/
Manyahy715/
M'Manya715/
Meanyea712/
Manehay712/
Manojya711/
Manjhaa711/
Manyahe711/
Manyapp711/
Mmainya711/
Maanhia711/
Mehnyah711/
Maasnia711/
Manyeha711/
Manyats711/
Mhuinya711/
Mhainia711/
Maainia711/
Meanyat711/
Maangia711/
Mohnyea711/
Manyo674,678/
Monya672,872/
Manha67921/
Mánya67142/
Mañay67101/
Mangayya6763/
Manyà678/
Mannyath675/
Manaaiya674/
Manaiyah674/
Manyahas674/
Manneyya674/
Mangaiya673/
Magnihay672/
Maenihaa671/
Maaña671/
Mañaa671/

Mahanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mahanya in the Marathi language
महान्याmahan'ya63.41
महन्याmahan'ya14.63
माहण्याmahanya9.76
माहन्याmahan'ya7.32
महान्यmahan'ya2.44
माहान्याmahan'ya2.44
Mahanya in the Hindi language
महन्यmahan'ya60
महन्याmahan'ya34.29
महनयाmahanaya2.86
महान्याmahan'ya2.86

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