Mnjau Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mnjau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnjau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1971:234,41616,434
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Mnjau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mnjau is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnjau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,189,614th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name Mnjau is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnjau live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 234,416. In Kenya it is most common in: Taita Taveta County, where 95 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 5 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mnjau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minjau9135/
M'Njau911/
Mnja8980/
Mnju894/
Menjaud8385/
Minjaud838/
Minjeau833/
Minja8056,087/
Minju80539/
Menja80526/
Menju80114/
Mnjia80103/
Mnhja804/
Mnjha801/
Mnjus801/
Mnuju801/
Mnjap801/
Mnija801/
Mnzau801/
Mnjai801/
Mnjaj801/
Menjeaud7717/
Minjeaud771/
Mindja731,428/
Mnjeja731,037/
Menjay73259/
Mendja73255/
Menjou73238/
Minjou73160/
Minjat7353/
Mnejja7338/
Minjap7318/
Menjat7318/
Menjad7317/
Menjas7316/
Mngeja7315/
Menjeu7312/
Mnajja7311/
Minnja7311/
Minjas738/
Minjai736/
Mnjhaa736/
Meenja735/
Menjai734/
Menjea733/
Minjha732/
Minjui732/
Minjay731/
Minjaa731/
Minjaj731/
Minjhu731/
Mnajhu731/
Mnijya731/
Mindju731/
Minjeu731/
Minjuo731/
Menjap731/
Menjja731/
Menjui731/
Menjuo731/
M'Njia731/
Mintja731/
Mnia67414/
Minchau67284/
Mindjah67180/
Münchau67108/
Menseau6798/
Mindjas6769/
Mindjou6763/
Mendjeu6736/
Mendjou6733/
Menjaya6719/
Mynchau6718/
Mindjaa6712/
Minjaya6711/
Mindjai6710/
Mnza679/
Mnsa678/
Menjaye677/
Mnya677/
Mnea675/
Mniu674/
Mindjeu673/
Mnha673/
Minshau672/
Mnceaux672/
Mendjah672/
Mendjui672/
Menchau672/
Mgnajia671/
Mendjay671/
Mgna671/
Mnhu671/
Meenjou671/
Mingnau671/
Mindjui671/
Minja'a671/
Minjash671/
Mnejias671/
Menjoud671/
Menjout671/
Menjoya671/
Mendjai671/
Mgnu671/
Meenjad671/
Meenjai671/
Mncu671/
Mnjo671/
Mgneeja671/
Menjais671/
Minceau670/

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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 Mnjau
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