Minganja Surname

230,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Minganja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minganja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,7511:9,0521,066
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Minganja (71) may also be a first name.

Minganja Last Name Facts

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

Minganja is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minganja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 230,742nd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,157,185 people. The last name Minganja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Minganja reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 71 people.

The last name Minganja is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,751 people, or 1 in 9,052. In Zambia it is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 52 percent reside, Western Province, where 23 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mingandja9449/
Minganji883/
Minganza882/
Minganjo882/
Mganja86158/
Mainganya82547/
Minggania8219/
Mingondja821/
Mghanja80273/
Minanya8029/
Mnganya8011/
Mng'anya75931/
Mingange7572/
Minggaña752/
M'Ngania751/
Minonjoa751/
Menganya751/
Mgonja7113,660/
Mganya7164/
Mmingange712/
Mgania711/
Minaña711/
Minanyo6789/
Menanya6711/
Mkganya672/
Minagna672/
Mghonja671/
Mnganye671/
Menanjo671/
Menanea671/
Minanho671/

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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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  • 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 Minganja
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