Maniau Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Maniau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maniau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1011:524,17434,222
Mexico311:4,004,07126,265
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Maniau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maniau is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maniau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Maniau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Maniau live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 524,174. In Tanzania Maniau is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Maniau is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 21 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maniaou9211/
Maniaux926/
Masniaud869/
Mainiaux862/
Manyau831,103/
Moniaux77140/
Mouniau7771/
Manhaou7712/
Manjaou776/
Manhiou773/
Mannyau771/
Mangeau771/
Monniaux71109/
Monniaud7121/
Maingeau7120/
Meyniaud719/
Mainious711/
Maniouds711/
Monihahu711/
Meniaouh711/
Monyau67349/
Manyou6737/
Meniou675/
Mounniaud671/
Meanyou6221/
Manyous625/
Masnyou623/
Manjoju623/
Meniouh622/
Manyohu621/
Mahanyou5752/
Monoyiou5749/
Meinioux573/
Monoyious531/
Monyou5069/

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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 Maniau
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