Manuai Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

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

Manuai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manuai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1851:44,0745,397
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Manuai (72) may also be a first name.

Manuai Last Name Facts

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

Manuai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manuai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Manuai is the 1,177,228th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name Manuai occurs mostly in Oceania, where 92 percent of Manuai reside; 92 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 92 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Manuai is also the 1,143,416th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 72 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 44,074. In Papua New Guinea Manuai is most numerous in: Manus, where 45 percent reside, East New Britain, where 13 percent reside and National Capital District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Taiwan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manhuai922/
Monuai831/
Manbahi774/
Manwoua772/
Manwoui771/
Manvoua771/
Mahnuahe711/
Manwae6730/
Monuae673/
Mamboai6232/
Mambahi627/
Manuhoe622/
Monwoua621/
Mamboui621/
Mambajie571/
Mahanwae571/
Manwoe503/
Mounmbouyi501/

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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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  • 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 Manuai
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