Manual Surname

58,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Manual Surname Definition:

(English, Scottish) Descendant of Emmanuel (God with us); one who came from Manuel, in Stirlingshire.

Manual Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan6,8701:1,662331
Philippines6171:164,08126,918
India4091:1,875,46565,718
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Canada441:837,40065,151
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Australia281:964,13257,058
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
England161:3,482,379114,324
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:238,00319,923

Manual (5,243) may also be a first name.

Manual Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Scottish) Descendant of Emmanuel (God with us); one who came from Manuel, in Stirlingshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Manual Last Name Facts

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

The surname Manual (Arabic: دليل, Hindi: मण्उल, Marathi: मॅन्युअल, Oriya: ମାନୁଏଲ) is most common in South Sudan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manual? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,867th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 849,860 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Manual live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 93,400th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 5,243 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 6,870 people, or 1 in 1,662. Barring South Sudan this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Manual Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Manual has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Manual surname rose 117 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manual Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Manual surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Manual earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning R 246,144 per year; in United States they earn 26.03% less than the national average, earning $31,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.38% less than the national average, earning $37,569 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manuale92311/
Mainual92105/
Magnual9229/
Manuatl9220/
Manuall922/
Manualt921/
Manwual920/
Manuaeel861/
Manwal83945/
Manval83822/
Manbal83251/
Manuol833/
Monual832/
Mainwal77108/
Mainval7782/
Manwail7715/
Manhwal777/
Momnual774/
Manwall773/
Manvale772/
Moonual771/
Maanwal771/
Manwale771/
Manball770/
Manwwal770/
Manwallh7116/
Mannwald7116/
Mainwald7115/
Mahanwal7111/
Mainwall713/
Meaunbal712/
Mannbaal711/
Mahanval711/
Manvoule711/
Hmaunbal711/
Meanvale711/
Majnwald711/
Monval67333/
Mambal67137/
Manbol6777/
Manbahall6724/
Menval6718/
Monbal6715/
Moungnual675/
Manwol672/
Maheenwal672/
Mamwal671/
Monwal671/
Mainwalle671/

Manual Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Manual in the Marathi language
मॅन्युअलmen'yu'ala86.57
मॅनुअलmenu'ala4.76
मनुअलmanu'ala1.68
मेनुअलmenu'ala0.84
मानूअलmanu'ala0.56
मानुअलmanu'ala0.56
मानूएलmanu'ela0.42
माशर्लmasarla0.42
मानुएलmanu'ela0.28
मानुयलmanuyala0.14
यानुअलyanu'ala0.14
मनूआलmanu'ala0.14
मॅनुयलmenuyala0.14
यनुअलyanu'ala0.14
मनूअलmanu'ala0.14
मानूयालmanuyala0.14
मनुलmanula0.14
Manual in the Hindi language
मण्उलmanula77.78
मैनवलmainavala11.11
मनूअलmanu'ala11.11
Manual in the Oriya language
ମାନୁଏଲmanu'ela41.38
ମାନୁଆଲmanu'ala34.48
ମାନିୟାଲmaniyala6.9
ମନୁଏଲmanu'ela3.45
ମାନୁେୱଲmanuewala3.45
ମନୁଆଲmanu'ala3.45
ପାନୁpanu3.45
ମାନୂଆଲmanu'ala3.45
Manual in the Arabic language
دليلdlyl-

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