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
The surname Manyanja is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Manyanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Manyanja live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 310,783. In Zambia Manyanja is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 88 percent reside, Central Province, where 4 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.
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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