Manyanja Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Manyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 51 | 1:310,783 | 17,285 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Manyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Manyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Manyanja is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Manyanja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Manyanja? popularity and diffusion
Manyanja is the 1,806,862nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Manyanja live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Manyanja is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 310,783. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 88 percent live, Central Province, where 4 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Zambia Manyanja exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manyanya | 88 | 3,163 | / |
| Manyanza | 88 | 1,849 | / |
| Manyansa | 88 | 100 | / |
| Manyanha | 88 | 24 | / |
| Manyanje | 88 | 3 | / |
| Manyanji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Monyanja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Manyancha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Manyangna | 82 | 1 | / |
| Manyaneza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Manyansha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Manyhanyha | 78 | 39 | / |
| Manyasinza | 78 | 9 | / |
| Majnianjad | 78 | 8 | / |
| Manjianjia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Manyahanya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Manyange | 75 | 4,969 | / |
| Manyanye | 75 | 1,815 | / |
| Magnagna | 75 | 521 | / |
| Maniania | 75 | 322 | / |
| Manhanha | 75 | 146 | / |
| Maniansa | 75 | 144 | / |
| Maneanea | 75 | 43 | / |
| Manianza | 75 | 6 | / |
| Manyonje | 75 | 5 | / |
| Manyonjo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Manyanyè | 75 | 2 | / |
| Manjonja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maneania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Magnania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manianjo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Manhyasinza | 74 | 7 | / |
| Monyancha | 71 | 1,305 | / |
| Maunjanji | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mhanyange | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mane'anea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menyonjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mannyonjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Manianjoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahanyahanya | 70 | 2 | / |
| Manyangnoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maneehansa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Manyanja
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