Mayinja Surname

265,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mayinja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mayinja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2811:30,4764,139
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mayinja (26) may also be a first name.

Mayinja Last Name Facts

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

Mayinja is found most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mayinja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayinja? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mayinja is the 265,986th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,957,514 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mayinja live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The surname Mayinja is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 1,281 people, or 1 in 30,476. In Uganda Mayinja is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 20 percent reside, Kampala District, where 14 percent reside and Luweero District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Mayinja Last Name Statistics demography

Mayinja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.45% less than the national average, earning R 44,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mayinjja934/
Mainja92650/
Maynja922/
Mayanja8625,955/
Mayinza86571/
Mayinje86449/
Mayenja86189/
Mayinji86151/
Majinja8659/
Mayinya8613/
Mayinca863/
Mayinsa862/
Mayunja861/
Mainjah861/
Mainjat861/
Mayinia861/
Mayonja861/
Mainetja80298/
Mayendja8027/
Mayanjja8020/
Mainijas801/
Mayanjah801/
Mayanjaj801/
Mmayanja801/
Mainjaha801/
Maintjay800/
Mainza773,669/
Mainya77443/
Mainje77436/
Mainsa77399/
Mainea77226/
Mainha7780/
Maunja7728/
Mainia7726/
Maigna7717/
Muinja778/
Mainji775/
Maynza774/
Maygna771/
Meinja771/
Majnja771/
Maynsa770/
Majinjach757/
Mayinchap751/
Muyanja717,995/
Majanja711,217/
Mayanza711,016/
Mayenje71591/
Muyinza71419/
Maienza71296/
Mainsah71210/
Mehanja71203/
Majinji71168/
Mujinja71160/
Mayonjo71117/
Mainjot7194/
Maincha7188/
Mgainje7185/
Mayenza7175/
Mayanji7148/
Mayonza7138/
Mujanja7131/
Mawenja7127/
Maiinji7122/
Mayinge7120/
Maainya7119/
Majinje7116/
Mainsat7116/
Mayonca7113/
Majenja7111/
Mayansa7111/
Mayagna7110/
Majunja719/
Majinya718/
Mayanya717/
Mayanje716/
Mayunya714/
Muyonja714/
Mayensa714/
Mayunca714/
Majonja714/
Mainsay713/
Mainzai713/
Moindja713/
Mayanjo712/
Mayanca712/
Mayamja712/
Mainhai711/
Mainiah711/
Mainiay711/
Maionca711/
Maynhia711/
Mijanja711/
Moinjad711/
Mmainya711/
Mojanja711/
Mainiji711/
Mayanha711/
Maignas711/
Mainzat711/
Mainzia711/
Mainjuo711/
Mainsaa711/
Maianje711/
Mayugna711/
Mayinho711/
Muynjau711/
Mhainia711/
Maainia711/
Mayenji711/
Mayunza711/
Mijinja711/
Meanjai711/
Maunjai711/
Maenjai711/
Mainjoy710/
Mayancha67334/
Maignaut6762/
Maignaud6755/
Maysenza6749/
Majnjjad6746/
Mayondjo6734/
Mayahnia6721/
Maingeau6720/
Muyanjja6717/
Moinijah6713/
Meyenjia6711/
Muyanjah674/
Mujinjga674/
Mayendjo674/
Mehanija672/
Majinjie672/
Mojanjay671/
Mainshah671/
Mayamjay671/
Mayaniji671/
Mayanzha671/
Maihania671/
Maisinsa671/
Maindjou671/
Majinjih671/
Majanjat671/
Majanjja671/
Mayemjia671/
Mayensia671/
Mayimdjo671/
Mayimjui671/
Mayonhay671/
Muyanjaa671/
Meuanjai671/
Maigneau670/
Mainnsat670/

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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 Mayinja
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