Menywa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Menywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Menywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Menywa (14) may also be a first name.

Menywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Menywa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Menywa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Menywa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Menywa live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Menywa is also the 3,024,661st most widespread given name internationally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 57 percent live, Kakamega County, where 14 percent live and Muranga County, where 14 percent live. Other than Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Menywa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmenywa9256/
Menewa83267/
Menyva834/
Menhwa832/
Menuwa832/
Meniwa831/
Menyweath801/
Minaywa77149/
Mginywa7795/
Menyoua7732/
Menuewa7711/
Menewaa776/
Mengewa775/
Meanjwa773/
Mgenjwa772/
Menuwai771/
Menewah771/
Menewoa771/
Mhonywa771/
M'Manywa711/
Maniwa675,028/
Manuwa671,973/
Monewa671,519/
Manewa67929/
Moniwa67721/
Menewe67433/
Menuwe6773/
Minewa6763/
Menjua6760/
Minywe6754/
Meniwe6744/
Menewi6742/
Meneva6733/
Miniwa6729/
Monuwa6723/
Meniba6720/
Manyva6714/
Mynyva6713/
Meniva6713/
Menewo6711/
Manjwa6711/
Menuwo678/
Monjwa675/
Monyva673/
Minuwa673/
Mynewa672/
Meneba672/
Minhwa671/
Megnua671/
Manywi671/

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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 Menywa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis