Menyiwa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Menyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Menyiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menyiwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Menyiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Menyiwa is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Menyiwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Bulawayo Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Menyiwa occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Menyiwe8657/
Minyiwa864/
Menyiva861/
Menjiwa861/
Manyiewa8011/
Manyiwo7159/
Menieba7131/
Menjiva7126/
Menieva7117/
Menjiba7114/
Mengewa715/
Meniewe715/
Menjewa714/
Manjiwa712/
Minjiwa712/
Menyewe712/
Manyiva711/
Monjiwa711/
Mengieva6715/
Menjivas6710/
Minjiwai677/
Manjiwah672/
Megnieva672/
Meinyibo671/
Menjivai671/

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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 Menyiwa
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