Manyai Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Manyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Mányai (76) are calculated separately.

Manyai (43) may also be a first name.

Manyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manyai is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mányai. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,551,568th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Manyai are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Manyai is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 43 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Manyai is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 46 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 18 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 17 percent are found.

Manyai Last Name Statistics demography

Manyai earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.26% less than the national average, earning R 177,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mányai9476/
Manyahi92553/
Manyayie861/
Monyai834,451/
Maniai8321/
Maneai835/
Manyoi831/
Manjahi7774/
Monyahi7726/
Maniahi7710/
Maniaei778/
Maniaoi775/
Mangeai771/
Mainiai771/
Manyoei771/
Manyahe771/
Maniaoui7129/
Manehayi711/
Manhaj67242/
Manjaa6763/
Monyoi674/
Manjaj674/
Maniae672/
Manioi671/
Manjae671/
Manioe670/

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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 Manyai
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