Minyata Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Minyata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Minyata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Minyata Last Name Facts

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

Minyata is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Minyata? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Minyata live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 322,936. In Kenya Minyata is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 60 percent live, Vihiga County, where 38 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live.

Minyata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Minyata last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minyatta93149/
Mineata86163/
Minyota86152/
Minyati86133/
Mignata865/
Minyate861/
Minyato861/
Miniata860/
Mignatta8096/
Miniatas8012/
Minehata801/
Minjiata801/
Minyatto801/
Mienehata751/
Miniati711,825/
Menhata71558/
Miniato7153/
Miniota7111/
Minhati719/
Menjata719/
Minhota714/
Miniaty712/
Megnata711/
Mignate711/
Minahayati711/
Miniate711/
Mignatti67206/
Miniotas67149/
Miniatis67140/
Miniatti6717/
Miniatie673/
Menyathe671/
Menyatou671/
Minjiato671/

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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 Minyata
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