Manua Surname

144,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Manua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea8581:9,503771
Indonesia7641:173,10116,779
Philippines5581:181,43129,184
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Tanzania2231:237,40619,419
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
India611:12,574,842222,490
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Manua (3,120) may also be a first name.

Manua Last Name Facts

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

Manua (Hindi: मनुआ, Marathi: मनुआ, Oriya: ମନୁଆ, Russian: Мануа) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Manua.

How Common Is The Last Name Manua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,785th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,376,115 people. The last name Manua is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Manua live; 43 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Manua is also the 128,978th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 3,120 people.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 858 people, or 1 in 9,503. In Papua New Guinea Manua is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 26 percent reside, Northern, where 15 percent reside and Madang, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 18 percent reside.

Manua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Manua earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $50,482 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manuat91179/
Manuay91133/
Manuas91109/
Manuad9118/
Mainua9114/
Manhua9110/
Mmanua914/
Magnua911/
Manwua911/
Maunua911/
Manuap911/
Manouea8355/
Manuhea8334/
Matenua838/
Manguha832/
Manuaii831/
Magnuat831/
Masinua831/
Manuads831/
Manwa802,730/
Manba80356/
Monua80154/
Manuo80108/
Manva80101/
Maungnua771/
Mahnuahe771/
Mannuach770/
Maumba732,533/
Manwah73165/
Manwai73132/
Manbai7390/
Manuop7372/
Monuat7355/
Manbou7351/
Manuos7343/
Manway7335/
Manuod7322/
Manwau7319/
Manvat7313/
Mannva7311/
Mainuo738/
Monuoa736/
Manbay735/
Manvou735/
Mainwa735/
Manbea734/
Manbha734/
Manvad734/
Manbau734/
Manwou733/
Maanba733/
Monuae733/
Manvaa733/
Manwha732/
Mannwa732/
Manvay732/
Manvea732/
Mainva731/
Manwas731/
Manwaj731/
Majnuo731/
Monuad731/
Maanva731/
Mmanwa731/
Manvas731/
Monuea731/
Manvai731/
Manuoy731/
Manbuo731/
Manmba731/
Maunwa731/
Monnua730/
Masnway6740/
Meanway6737/
Manuhoi6710/
Manbeah676/
Manmbay674/
Manbhai673/
Maumbay672/
Mainewa672/
Mahanba671/
Mahnvaj671/
Manbhaj671/
Manvath671/
Manwait671/
Meinhua671/
Mganwaâ671/
Monwuah671/
Monuoha671/
Masinwa671/
Manmbai671/
Manbouh671/
Manvaha671/
Manhbai671/
Mainwah671/
Manuosh671/
Mainbai671/
Manvais670/

Manua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manua in the Marathi language
मनुआmanu'a-
Manua in the Hindi language
मनुआmanu'a97.21
मनूआmanu'a1.12
मंऊआmamu'a0.56
मीनाmina0.56
मन्उाmanua0.56
Manua in the Oriya language
ମନୁଆmanu'a94.27
ମାନୁଆmanu'a3.9
ମନୂଆmanu'a0.46
Manua in the Russian language
Мануаmanua-

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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 Manua
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