Mnyaka Surname

71,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mnyaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnyaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,6061:9,6641,208
Kenya6201:74,4846,969
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Zimbabwe861:179,51421,615
England81:6,964,757184,742
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mnyaka (564) may also be a first name.

Mnyaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnyaka (Russian: Мняка) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyaka? popularity and diffusion

Mnyaka is the 71,519th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,055,707 people. The surname Mnyaka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnyaka reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mnyaka is also the 353,625th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 564 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,606 people, or 1 in 9,664. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

Mnyaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mnyaka last name is chiefly Christian (69%) in Kenya.

Mnyaka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.08% less than the national average, earning R 149,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Nyaka923/
Mmnyaka921/
Mnyakai921/
Mnyakha921/
Mimnyaka863/
Mnyake83132/
Mnyako8310/
Mnyoka836/
Mnyaki833/
Minniaka711/
Mnyakehi711/
Mnyoki67268/
Mnyoko671/
Mnyokos621/
Mingnacca531/
Mneoko501/
Mnjoko501/

Mnyaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mnyaka in the Russian language
Мнякаmnaka-

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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 Mnyaka
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