Mnaya Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4561:116,10011,115
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mnaya (2,429) may also be a first name.

Mnaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mnaya (Arabic: منايا) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mnaya is the 488,996th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Mnaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mnaya are found; 68 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mnaya is also the 150,261st most common first name worldwide, borne by 2,429 people.

Mnaya is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 116,100. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 56 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 21 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngaya91115/
Mnayah9169/
Mnayat914/
Mnayaz911/
Mnauya911/
Mnaa89502/
Mnayahe83452/
Mnuhaya834/
Minnaya833/
Mennaya832/
Mnoya8028/
Mniya8018/
Mnaye809/
Mnayi808/
Mnaja803/
Mneya802/
Mnayo801/
Mnahy801/
Mnuya801/
Miennaya7712/
Mna75796/
Mny75216/
Mngoya732,666/
Mnahaj73341/
Mennaa73128/
Mngayi7333/
Minnay734/
Mnauye732/
Mgniya731/
Mngayo731/
Mnahaa731/
Mnyoya731/
Mnijya731/
Mnhaaj731/
Mngaja731/
Mennay731/
Mennaai67306/
Mhna67287/
Mney67173/
Mnai6761/
Minnaja6736/
Mnau6727/
Mnna6726/
Menneya6725/
Måna6722/
Memnaye6719/
Mnaj6713/
Hmna6712/
Minnayi6710/
Mnae679/
Mnye677/
Mnea675/
Mhny674/
Mëna673/
Mnha673/
Minnaia673/
Mmna673/
Mnyi672/
Minneya672/
Mnyz671/
Mnyo671/
Mnuy671/
Mnoa671/
Mnaihyo671/
Miennaa671/
Mnaiaia671/
Hmny671/
Mennaye671/
Mionnay671/
Minnaha671/
Mmniyas671/
Mmny671/
Mnny671/
Mnoy671/
Minnaye671/

Mnaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mnaya in the Arabic language
مناياmnaya-

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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 Mnaya
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