Mantanyani Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mantanyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mantanyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3011:52,6584,911
Namibia451:53,5426,362
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478

Mantanyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mantanyani is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mantanyani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 798,040th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mantanyani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mantanyani is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 52,658. In Zambia Mantanyani is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 78 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live and Western Province, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mantagnani901/
Manthanyane8611/
Montagnani804,955/
Montanhani80133/
Mantanjana801/
Montagnoni7050/
Montagnane7028/
Montanhane705/
Montanhoni701/
Montañoni631/

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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 Mantanyani
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