Manana Surname

15,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Manana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,0731:2,841365
Swaziland5,2801:24656
Madagascar4,6571:5,0781,045
Uganda2,8471:13,7122,198
DR Congo9511:77,6869,011
Lebanon5071:11,1191,633
Zimbabwe3661:42,1816,506
Tanzania2521:210,08617,710
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Kenya2021:228,61316,073
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Thailand1561:452,81079,462
Congo1481:33,7103,314
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Greece621:178,70628,807
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
England461:1,211,26256,182
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Niger261:738,15417,467
Ivory Coast251:922,84923,346
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Georgia111:340,50414,961
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
France81:8,302,840321,660
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Manaña (1), Mañana (3,918), Mañaná (40) & Mañaña (1) are calculated separately.

Manana (45,827) may also be a first name.

Manana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manana (Arabic: منانة, Bengali: মাননা, Georgian: მანანა, Hindi: मनाना, Marathi: मनना, Oriya: ମାନନାତାୀ) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as: Manaña, Mañana, Mañaná or Mañaña. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,642nd most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 204,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Manana are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Manana is also the 19,890th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 45,827 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 19,073 people, or 1 in 2,841. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 39 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 15 percent live and Madagascar, where 13 percent live.

Manana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Manana surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Manana last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Manana earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning R 155,868 per year and in United States they earn 36.21% less than the national average, earning $27,523 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manaña941/
Mananga9229,880/
Mangana925,349/
Mananap92229/
Maunana92216/
Mananay92205/
Maanana92175/
Mananas92145/
Magnana92134/
Mannana92108/
Manaena9276/
Mananna9245/
Manaana9225/
Mananat9225/
Mhanana9223/
Manhana9211/
Managna9211/
Mainana927/
Mananai926/
Mananah925/
Mganana925/
Manaina923/
Maenana923/
Mahnana922/
Manauna922/
Mananea922/
Manahna921/
Manamna921/
Mananaj921/
Manasna921/
Matnana921/
Manñana921/
Mananad921/
Mamnana921/
Mmanana921/
Manayna921/
Mañana893,918/
Mañaná8940/
Mañaña891/
Manganga861,847/
Magnagna86521/
Manganna86147/
Mangaina8663/
Maenanai8657/
Maneanea8643/
Manatnai8629/
Majnanaz8629/
Mahanana8626/
Manganay8624/
Manganai8615/
Mainanga8612/
Mananaut8610/
Manangai868/
Maainana866/
Manganah866/
Manganea864/
Manganha864/
Mananajh863/
Manahana863/
Manhanad862/
Magnaina862/
Manathna862/
Mainanai861/
Man'anga861/
Manga'na861/
Mannanoa861/
Manaunga861/
Manannah861/
Mainauna861/
Mananaya861/
Manangay861/
Manannga861/
Maneanga861/
Manganaa861/
Mmananga861/
'Mangana861/
M'Ananga861/
Mmangana861/
Mannanah861/
Manhagna861/
Maneanay861/
Manani839,067/
Manano833,642/
Manane832,077/
Manona832,045/
Monana832,018/
Manena831,488/
Menana83467/
Manany83432/
Maněna8357/
Mananh8312/
Mananí831/
Mangannay8041/
Mananhaya8019/
Mangangai8014/
Manganaha806/
Mainangay804/
Manganaay802/
Mahananna801/
Mganganna801/
Mhanganga801/
Mhanhanga801/
Mainangai801/
Manangaya801/
Mannahana801/
Mangangay801/
Mangaanga801/
Mangahina801/
Manahanna800/
Magnani7737,486/
Mangane7717,690/
Magnano775,040/
Manango773,059/
Maanane771,812/
Monanga771,250/
Mehnana771,181/
Monnana771,087/
Mangona771,084/
Manhani771,029/
Manonai77916/
Mannani77775/
Mannany77678/
Mahnani77670/
Mannane77655/
Mahnane77642/
Mananes77516/
Manangi77450/
Maanani77436/
Mannena77356/
Mangané77324/
Mounana77260/
Mananis77190/
Mannona77155/
Manoona77154/
Mainani77130/
Magnane77114/
Manogna77113/
Majnani77102/
Manhane7780/
Monauna7773/
Manange7766/
Mananit7759/
Mangany7754/
Mananio7749/
Manonas7740/
Mgonana7738/
Moinana7734/
Mananet7733/
Manojna7732/
Mosnana7717/
Mainane7714/
Mhanane7713/
Mananii7713/
Mananyi7712/
Mananje7711/
Mmonana7711/
Manaini779/
Mananoh778/
Maneena777/
Mananid777/
Mananij777/
Mañonaa776/
Maneina775/
Managni775/
Matnane775/
Mañanga775/
Manehna774/
Menanai774/
Menanau774/
Mananih774/
Mananuo774/
Maanany774/
Mananoi774/
Maneyna773/
Mananiy773/
Mananne773/
Manouna773/
Magnané773/
Mainano773/
Manaino773/
Manhena772/
Mamnano772/
Manaani772/
Mananni772/
Manonat772/
Man'ena772/
Manamno772/
Manonay772/
Monagna772/
Mananey772/
Mananez772/
Manaine772/
Mananos772/
Mmanani772/
Maynane771/
Manainh771/
Mananee771/
Mananer771/
Mannano771/
Meanane771/
Mganani771/
Monanai771/
Monanaj771/
Mohnana771/
Mmanane771/
Manamni771/
Muonana771/
Manhano771/
Majnane771/
Manaeno771/
Managne771/
Mananeh771/
Mananei771/
Mananho771/
Mananie771/
Mananou771/
Mananyo771/
Manauni771/
Manuina771/
Mangaña771/
Manenaa771/
Manganò771/
Mganona771/
Monanau771/
Monanay771/
Monasna771/
Monayna771/
Menanay771/
Menanea771/
Maunane771/
Manonah771/
Mognana771/
Monanna771/
Menaina771/
Manenai771/
Mananny770/
Manhany770/
Maungaunga7542/
Manganneau7524/
Mangaingai7513/
Mahatnanna754/
Mangangaya751/
Manangaaya751/
Manganoaya751/
Masingnana751/
Manganyi7116,001/
Mahanani715,029/
Mounanga711,743/
Manhango71669/
Mangango71373/
Mhangane71331/
Magnanou71284/
Manangou71266/
Mangangi71224/
Mangange71214/
Mangnani71140/
Manangoi71110/
Manganhe7194/
Manahane7188/
Manahani7164/
Mgangane7159/
Manganiy7138/
Manohina7134/
Moinanga7134/
Manganne7128/
Mmannona7128/
Mougnana7126/
Maangane7126/
Mainahny7119/
Manaungi7119/
Monangai7116/
Manhanes7116/
Manganoo7115/
Mahanany7113/
Maingane7113/
Manganij7113/
Maneenai7113/
Magnagne7112/
Mgangani7112/
Mahanane718/
Monasnai717/
Maainani717/
Mannanni716/
Manhanho716/
Mangouna716/
Mangonay716/
Manganou716/
Magnanni715/
Manganoy715/
Manatnoi714/
Manganyo714/
Magnonaa714/
Manhaney713/
Magnagni713/
Manhanis713/
Maignane713/
Manganni713/
Mangoina713/
Maunhani713/
Manangoo712/
Mainanes712/
Mangonah712/
Mainhani712/
Magnagno712/
Mangauni712/
Mananois712/
Mahanano712/
Monaunoa712/
Mahnaini711/
Mainagni711/
Mainaini711/
Mayneani711/
Mathnani711/
Maanangi711/
Maannane711/
Manannis711/
Manganhi711/
Manhaani711/
Manhaniy711/
Manhanyo711/
Mannenau711/
Meanangi711/
Meignana711/
Meinahna711/
Mmanangi711/
Manhanni711/
Monaunaa711/
Magnaano711/
Magnanis711/
Mahnaneh711/
Managnit711/
Mananheh711/
Mannanou711/
Manngona711/
Mannonna711/
Manongna711/
Mangnane711/
Mangnano711/
Manhaneh711/
Manhouna711/
Mangoona711/
Mangaine711/
Monangay711/
Monaunea711/
Meinanga711/
Magnanyi711/
Mannouna711/
Maungane711/
Manganei711/
Manganui711/
Mangahne711/
Manhanoo711/
Manhanyi711/
Monnanna711/
Moonanad711/
Monhanna711/
Monganna711/
Masgnani711/
Maignani711/
Magnaini711/
Manhagni711/
Meananne710/
Mahnaney710/
Manoni6710,478/
Manono672,778/
Monani672,004/
Manone67520/
Monane67251/
Monano67161/
Mangangey67141/
Mañani6775/
Mañano6753/
Maunganyi6717/
Mahananni6716/
Mounangai6714/
Manohhina6712/
Meñana679/
Mahangani678/
Monany677/
Mahangano675/
Mangangou675/
Mahannani674/
Mânane674/
Moonnanad674/
Mahananny673/
Manony673/
Manamá673/
Monaña673/
Mañane672/
Manaño672/
Mañena672/
Mainganyi672/
Matnayney671/
Manonj671/
Monhannad671/
H'Meinana671/
Manhanhes671/
Magnagnie671/
Magnagnou671/
Magnannou671/
Mainaango671/
Mainangni671/
Manaingou671/
Mannoñ671/
Manhougna671/
Mounnanga671/
Monanh671/
Menaña671/
D'mangano671/
Moñana671/
Maãana671/
Mangaunhe671/
Moonnanat671/
Maungnani671/
Maynahane670/

Manana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manana in the Georgian language
მანანაmanana-
Manana in the Bengali language
মাননাmanana-
Manana in the Hindi language
मनानाmanana73.81
मननाmanana14.29
माननाmanana4.76
मनणाmanana2.38
माणनाmanana2.38
मन्नाmanna2.38
Manana in the Marathi language
मननाmanana66.67
मनानाmanana16.67
माणणाmanana8.33
मनानmanana8.33
Manana in the Oriya language
ମାନନାତାୀmananatai25
ମାନନାmanana25
ମନନାmanana25
ମାନନ୍ାmanana25
Manana in the Arabic language
منانةmnant-
منانهmnanh-
مناناmnana-

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