Manyawu Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Manyawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7731:19,9722,972
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Manyawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manyawu is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Manyawu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 382,080th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. Manyawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Manyawu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Manyawu is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 773 people, or 1 in 19,972. In Zimbabwe Manyawu is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent live, Harare Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Manyawu Last Name Statistics demography

Manyawu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning R 139,800 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manyawuu936/
Manyawut931/
Manyawuth888/
Manyewu86192/
Manjawu8611/
Manhawu8610/
Manyavu864/
Manyabu861/
Manyambu8010/
Manjabu7126/
Manjowu7114/
Manyovu719/
Maniabu712/
Manyimbu6775/
Manjambu6721/
Manihabu674/
Maniamvu671/
Monyambu671/
Manyembu671/
Manyemvu671/
Manyombu671/
Manjovu579/
Monyobu571/
Manjobu571/
Mgonyovu531/
Mounjowou501/

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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 Manyawu
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