Mainya Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Mainya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 266 | 1:173,609 | 13,168 |
| India | 141 | 1:5,440,180 | 132,298 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mainya (250) may also be a first name.
Mainya Demographics
Mainya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mainya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mainya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mainya (Bengali: মইন্যা, Hindi: मैन्या, Marathi: मैन्या, Oriya: ମାଇଁୟା) occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mainya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mainya is the 674,066th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The surname Mainya occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Mainya are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 46 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mainya is also the 563,826th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 250 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 173,609. In Kenya Mainya is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 71 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 24 percent reside and Migori County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Mainya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mainya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mainya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mainya in the Marathi language | ||
| मैन्या | main'ya | - |
| Mainya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇଁୟା | ma'imya | 86.67 |
| ମଇଁୟା | ma'imya | 13.33 |
| Mainya in the Bengali language | ||
| মইন্যা | ma'in'ya | 50 |
| মাইন্যা | ma'in'ya | 25 |
| মাইন্য | ma'in'ya | 25 |
| Mainya in the Hindi language | ||
| मैन्या | main'ya | 40 |
| मैन्य | main'ya | 40 |
| मइंया | ma'inya | 20 |
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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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- 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 Mainya
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