Menya Surname

65,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Menya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5,4331:7,1861,252
Kenya8361:55,2395,513
Cameroon7391:28,1043,815
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Tanzania1971:268,73921,270
India551:13,946,643236,652
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Japan351:3,652,69435,474
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Menya (1,770) may also be a first name.

Menya Last Name Facts

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

Menya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻨﻴﻪ, Hindi: मेन्या, Marathi: मेन्या, Oriya: େମଁୟା) occurs most in Uganda. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menya is the 65,250th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 952,247 people. Menya occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Menya live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Menya is also the 181,884th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 1,770 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,433 people, or 1 in 7,186. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Abim District, where 13 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 12 percent reside and Namutumba District, where 7 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Menya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Menya last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Menya earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.84% less than the national average, earning R 121,572 per year; in United States they earn 22.09% less than the national average, earning $33,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.14% less than the national average, earning $17,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menyah911,369/
Meinya9177/
Mhenya9133/
Hmenya9131/
Menyha9130/
Menyea9129/
Mgenya9124/
Meenya9118/
Mmenya9115/
Menyat915/
Menhya914/
Mienya912/
Menyoa912/
Meanya912/
Menyas911/
Menyaa911/
Menyay911/
Meunya911/
Menyhay8316/
Menyasz8312/
Meneiya832/
Meanyea832/
Mehenya831/
Mehnyah831/
Menhyea831/
Meenhya831/
Menoiya831/
Menaiya831/
Meanyat831/
Minya8016,924/
Megna805,067/
Menia803,659/
Menja80526/
Menyo80515/
Menea80203/
Menha80200/
Mynya801/
Meneiyah771/
Mainya73443/
Menjay73259/
Megnai73214/
Menias73190/
Muinya73179/
Meniah73109/
Meenia7392/
Megnia7376/
Mengia7365/
Meanea7342/
Menjah7339/
Minyah7330/
Mesgna7327/
Menija7324/
Menjoy7323/
Menjat7318/
Menjad7317/
Menjas7316/
Mginya7316/
Menjia7315/
Megnat7314/
Moinya7310/
Mesnia737/
Hmenia737/
Mienyo737/
Meneah736/
Meenja735/
Menyoh735/
Mminya734/
Mhinya734/
Meneha734/
Menyot734/
Mengea734/
Menjai734/
Menjea733/
Meniaï733/
Megnas732/
Meanyo732/
Muynya731/
Meania731/
Megnad731/
Mihnya731/
Minyaa731/
Minyay731/
Mhenia731/
Meniaj731/
Meniha731/
Meniat731/
Meniaa731/
Meneaa731/
Meinia731/
Meenyo731/
Minhya731/
Mionya731/
Mgenja731/
Meinja731/
Menhai731/
Menjap731/
Menjja731/
Meneoa731/
Myonya731/
Meanha731/
Meniaz731/
Meunia730/
Menyhei67182/
Menagia67128/
Meignat67127/
Menjaud6785/
Meigney6781/
Megniha6778/
Meniaha6729/
Meiniha6727/
Menejia6723/
Maainya6719/
Menijas6718/
Menyház678/
Megnaud678/
Menehey677/
Megneys677/
Menegia674/
M'Henia674/
Meehnia671/
Meenias671/
Megnadh671/
Megnass671/
Minaiya671/
Minayia671/
Minayya671/
Mmainya671/
Mineyea671/
Mengeay671/
Mhuinya671/
Menajio671/
Meingna671/
Meniahe671/
Menjiah671/
Menehai671/
Menehoa671/
Hmeniha671/
Minyayi671/
Meniayi671/
Meneiyo671/
Menaiia671/
Mehenha671/
Meenjad671/
Meenjai671/
Meanjai671/
Menjais671/
Meunjai671/

Menya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Menya in the Hindi language
मेन्याmen'ya-
Menya in the Oriya language
େମଁୟାemamya-
Menya in the Marathi language
मेन्याmen'ya73.33
मेण्याmenya22.22
मेणेmene4.44
Menya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻨﻴﻪmnyh58.33
ﻣﻨﻲmny25
ﻣﻨﻴﺔmnyt8.33
ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻴﻪalmnyh8.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menya
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