Manyawa Surname

501,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Manyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Tanzania3041:174,15015,221
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Manyawa Last Name Facts

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

Manyawa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Manyawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyawa? popularity and diffusion

Manyawa is the 501,935th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 11,126,024 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Manyawa live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 46 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Manyawa
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