Mayanja Surname

21,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mayanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda24,9791:1,563205
Tanzania6231:84,9798,637
England1411:395,16427,358
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mayanja (276) may also be a first name.

Mayanja Last Name Facts

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

Mayanja (Marathi: मायंजा) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayanja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,016th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 280,776 people. The surname Mayanja is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mayanja are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mayanja is also the 534,713th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 276 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 24,979 people, or 1 in 1,563. In Uganda Mayanja is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 19 percent live, Kampala District, where 14 percent live and Mukono District, where 6 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Mayanja Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mayanja are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mayanja earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.15% less than the national average, earning R 16,284 per year; in United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayanjja9320/
Mayanjah931/
Mayanjaj931/
Mmayanja931/
Maynja922/
Muyanja867,995/
Mayinja861,470/
Majanja861,217/
Mayanza861,016/
Mayenja86189/
Mayanji8648/
Mayansa8611/
Mayagna8610/
Mayanya867/
Mayanje866/
Mayanjo862/
Mayanca862/
Mayamja862/
Mayunja861/
Mayanha861/
Mayonja861/
Mayancha80334/
Mayendja8027/
Mayahnia8021/
Muyanjja8017/
Muyanjah804/
Mayinjja804/
Mayamjay801/
Mayaniji801/
Mayanzha801/
Majanjat801/
Majanjja801/
Muyanjaa801/
Mainja77650/
Maunja7728/
Majnja771/
Miyanji711,783/
Mayange711,614/
Mayenje71591/
Mayinje71449/
Muyanza71317/
Mehanja71203/
Mayinji71151/
Muyanji71126/
Mayonjo71117/
Muyanje71117/
Majania71112/
Miyanza71107/
Majinja7159/
Mujanja7131/
Mawenja7127/
Majenja7111/
Majanza7110/
Meyanya7110/
Majanje719/
Majunja719/
Majanji718/
Mayagne715/
Muyansa715/
Muyanya715/
Muyonja714/
Majonja714/
Mayanzo714/
Majanca714/
Mayanie713/
Mijanja711/
Miyansa711/
Mojanja711/
Mainjah711/
Mainjat711/
Maianje711/
Miyanje711/
Muynjau711/
Maainia711/
Mayenji711/
Meanjai711/
Maunjai711/
Maenjai711/
Mainetja67298/
Majnjjad6746/
Mayondjo6734/
Meyenjia6711/
Miyancha676/
Miyanjee675/
Mayendjo674/
Mayaniis674/
Mayankho674/
Miyanjis673/
Mehanija672/
Mayangne672/
Mayangie672/
Mainijas671/
Mojanjay671/
Mayanihi671/
Mayaniid671/
Mayaniyo671/
Mayannie671/
Maihania671/
Muhyania671/
Miyanijo671/
Miyanjii671/
Mainjaha671/
Meuanjai671/
Maintjay670/

Mayanja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mayanja in the Marathi language
मायंजाmayanja-

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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 Mayanja
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