Manyangu Surname

136,945th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Manyangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1011:17,0722,199
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zambia671:236,56614,543
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Manyangu (1,424) may also be a first name.

Manyangu Last Name Facts

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

Manyangu is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 136,945th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,225,205 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Manyangu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,824th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 1,424 people.

The surname Manyangu is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,101 people, or 1 in 17,072. In Tanzania Manyangu is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 59 percent live, Mara Region, where 12 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

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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 Manyangu
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