Mnyama Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mnyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4681:113,12310,880
South Africa2301:235,55524,262
Zimbabwe1801:85,76812,456
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mnyama (68) may also be a first name.

Mnyama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnyama (Russian: Мняма) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mnyama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyama? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mnyama is the 395,841st most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,179,064 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mnyama are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 68 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 113,123. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 46 percent live, Tanga Region, where 29 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 24 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.

Mnyama Last Name Statistics demography

Mnyama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.1% less than the national average, earning R 149,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnyamai925/
Mnyamaha861/
Mnjama83387/
Mnyame8338/
Mnyoma835/
Mnyami832/
Mnyamo832/
Mnhama831/
Mnhoma671/
Mniame671/
Mnyome671/
Mgnoma671/
Mnhame671/
Mnyomea624/
Mnyomgo621/
Mniamos621/

Mnyama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mnyama in the Russian language
Мнямаmnama-

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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 Mnyama
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