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 surname Mnyama (Russian: Мняма) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 395,841st most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. This last name 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. Mnyama is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 68 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 468 people, or 1 in 113,123. In Tanzania Mnyama is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 46 percent reside, Tanga Region, where 29 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 24 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

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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