Mnjia Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnjia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnjia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania961:551,47535,149
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mnjia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mnjia has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnjia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mnjia is the 1,817,111th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Mnjia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mnjia reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 551,475. In Tanzania Mnjia is primarily found in: Singida Region, where 97 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found and Mara Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mnjia exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minjia91120/
Menjia9115/
M'Njia911/
Mnia89414/
Mnja8980/
Mindjia8343/
Mendjia833/
Menjiah831/
Mnejias831/
Mgnajia831/
Mnjau80199/
Mngia8014/
Mniha8010/
Mnhja804/
Mnjha801/
Mnjap801/
Mnija801/
Mnjai801/
Minjihau7734/
Mindjiae771/
Minsia73188/
Menzia73179/
Mensia73129/
Mnejja7338/
Minnja7311/
Mnajja7311/
Minnia7310/
Mnjhaa736/
Minzia735/
Mennia735/
Minxia734/
Mnchia734/
Menjea733/
Mnoiya731/
M'Njau731/
Menjja731/
Menjio731/
Mnihas731/
Mnaiya731/
Mência731/
Mnijya731/
Memjia731/
M'Niha731/
Menxia731/
Mimnia730/
Mensias67147/
Mengnia67127/
Mensiah6726/
Memniah6712/
Mingnia6711/
Minchia679/
Mnya677/
Mnea675/
Mindjio674/
Mnha673/
Menchia672/
Menzias672/
Mendjio671/
Minngia671/
Minsiah671/
Mennias671/
Mnaaiya671/
Minniah671/
Mgna671/
Menniah671/
Mehnnia671/
Maennia671/
Minsiha671/
Mnio671/
Mnjo671/

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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 Mnjia
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