Minganja Surname
Approximately 1,753 people bear this surname
Minganja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,751 | 1:9,052 | 1,066 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mingandja | 94 | 49 | / |
| Minganji | 88 | 3 | / |
| Minganza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Minganjo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mganja | 86 | 158 | / |
| Mainganya | 82 | 547 | / |
| Minggania | 82 | 19 | / |
| Mingondja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mghanja | 80 | 273 | / |
| Minanya | 80 | 29 | / |
| Mnganya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mng'anya | 75 | 931 | / |
| Mingange | 75 | 72 | / |
| Minggaña | 75 | 2 | / |
| M'Ngania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Minonjoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Menganya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mgonja | 71 | 13,660 | / |
| Mganya | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mmingange | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mgania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minaña | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minanyo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Menanya | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mkganya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Minagna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mghonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnganye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Menanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Minanho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Minganja
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