Manyire Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Manyire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Manyire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5791:67,4257,572
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Manyire (18) may also be a first name.

Manyire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manyire occurs most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Manyire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manyire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 526,921st most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. Manyire is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Manyire are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 18 people.

Manyire is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 67,425. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Buyende District, where 12 percent live, Hoima District, where 12 percent live and Ntungamo District, where 9 percent live. Not including Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Sudan, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Manyirei931/
Mainyire931/
Manyirehe882/
Manyere864,083/
Maniere861,608/
Manhire86646/
Manyiri86277/
Manyira86208/
Manière8682/
Manjire8647/
Manierre80145/
Masniere8063/
Magniere8048/
Mainiere8027/
Manieres8018/
Manyirai8013/
Magnière8012/
Manieire806/
Masnière802/
Manjiree801/
Manijere801/
Manyerie801/
Maneaire800/
Mahanyere7529/
Magnieres752/
Manyiroha752/
Masnieres752/
Mannierre751/
Manieri714,271/
Manyera711,842/
Mangere71930/
Manjira71918/
Manjere71399/
Maniera71291/
Moniere71233/
Manhiri71171/
Manjiri71163/
Magnere71160/
Monyere71122/
Manhere7153/
Manyeri7121/
Monière717/
Manjyri715/
Maniyri712/
Monyiri712/
Maniéri712/
Monhire711/
Mainieri671,664/
Maunjiri67358/
Manihera67162/
Manihira67138/
Magneres67114/
Manjiray67111/
Monniere6789/
Maungere6721/
Manihiri6712/
Magnieri6710/
Mangeiri676/
Manieiri676/
Manijera675/
Manjiriy674/
Monnière673/
Meuniere673/
Mangereh672/
Manjeres672/
Maynjiri672/
Manjyera672/
Mangnere672/
Manhiraj671/
Muonyere671/
Monihire671/
Meunière671/
Mouniere671/
Maunjira671/
Maingere671/
Mangerey671/
Manjeyri671/
Monierre671/
Mhonyere671/
Manieris670/

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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
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  • 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 Manyire
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