Manyau Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Manyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8691:17,7662,607
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Tanzania181:2,941,20149,497
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Manyau (30) may also be a first name.

Manyau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manyau is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 334,641st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,607,023 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Manyau are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Manyau is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 869 people, or 1 in 17,766. In Zimbabwe Manyau is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 42 percent reside, Harare Province, where 37 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mannyau921/
Monyau83349/
Maniau83150/
Manyou8337/
Meanyou7721/
Manhaou7712/
Maniaou7711/
Maniaux776/
Manjaou776/
Manyous775/
Masnyou773/
Manyohu771/
Mangeau771/
Mahanyou7152/
Maingeau7120/
Masniaud719/
Mainiaux712/
Monyou6769/
Moniaux62140/
Mouniau6271/
Manhiou623/
Manjoju623/
Monhyou621/
Monniaux57109/
Monoyiou5749/
Monniaud5721/
Meyniaud579/
Maniouds571/
Meinyohu571/
Mainious571/
Mounniaud531/
Monoyious531/

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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 Manyau
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