Manyanza Surname

220,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Manyanza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyanza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8151:29,1693,481
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Manyanza (574) may also be a first name.

Manyanza Last Name Facts

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

Manyanza is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyanza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 220,856th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,941,344 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Manyanza reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Manyanza is also the 349,810th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 574 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,815 people, or 1 in 29,169. In Tanzania Manyanza is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 29 percent are found, Geita Region, where 29 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Manyanza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manyaneza941/
Manyasinza899/
Manyanja88104/
Manyansa88100/
Manianza886/
Manyanze884/
Manyanzi882/
Manhyasinza847/
Manyancha822/
Manyansha821/
Manyange754,969/
Manjanja751,476/
Manyangi75431/
Manyansi75162/
Maniansa75144/
Manionza75130/
Manyonzi7585/
Manyonzo7512/
Manyanshi7111/
Mhanyange714/
Magnounza711/
Manyanchi711/
Manjyangi711/
Majnianjad678/
Maneehansa671/

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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 Manyanza
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