Mhanja Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Mhanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mhanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mhanja is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,665,662nd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Mhanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhanja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Mhanja is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 551,366. In Zimbabwe Mhanja is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 93 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 4 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent live.
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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 Mhanja
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