Minyasi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Minyasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minyasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Minyasi Last Name Facts

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

Minyasi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Minyasi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Minyasi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 50 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minyasa8612/
Minyazi864/
Mineasi861/
Miniasi861/
Miniasih80162/
Menyatsi805/
Menyassi801/
Minhassi801/
Minijasi801/
Minayoshi75519/
Meiniasih7516/
Mineyoshi755/
Miniaci711,008/
Mignosi71706/
Minhase716/
Menyazi711/
Minaiyoshi711/
Minease711/
Minyaşe711/
Miniasa710/
Meniasih6732/
Mignossi6711/
Mainhase6711/
Menyatse673/
Miniaseh672/
Meneassi671/
Meniassi671/
Minijase671/
Miniachi671/

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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 Minyasi
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