Maminya Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maminya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maminya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Maminya Last Name Facts

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

Maminya (Hindi: ममिनया, Marathi: मामनया, Russian: Маминя) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maminya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maminya is the 1,465,390th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Maminya are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 111,871. In Zimbabwe Maminya is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 60 percent reside, Harare Province, where 21 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamhinya931/
Mamainya931/
Mamenya8628/
Mamigna8612/
Maminia864/
Mahminia802/
Mamignai801/
Mameigna801/
Maimenya801/
Momenya7123/
Maminio7113/
Mamenha7112/
Mamenia714/
Mamenyo711/
Mominia711/
Mominiat678/
Mamenyot671/
Māmiņa622/
Mominajhah591/
Mamenio571/
Mamegno571/
Maumiño571/
Mominaajhah561/
Mamenjoh531/

Maminya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maminya in the Hindi language
ममिनयाmaminaya-
Maminya in the Marathi language
मामनयाmamanaya-
Maminya in the Russian language
Маминяmamina-

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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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  • 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 Maminya
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