Mnyanyi Surname

127,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnyanyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnyanyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,5291:15,0021,946
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mnyanyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnyanyi occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyanyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mnyanyi is the 127,531st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,048,790 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnyanyi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 3,529 people, or 1 in 15,002. In Tanzania Mnyanyi is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 72 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 14 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnyani922,953/
Mnjyani869/
Mnyhani861/
Mnyanyo861/
Mnyangi861/
Mnyonyi861/
M'Nyanie806/
Mnyangoi802/
Mnyoni77330/
Mnyane7724/
Mnjani7715/
Mnyana779/
Mnyonyo71101/
Mnyange712/
Mnioani711/
Mnyanna711/
Mengnani677/
M'Nyange672/
Mnyahana671/
Mnyone622,104/
Mnjanh622/
Mnhoni621/
Mnyonge571,383/
Mnyonje57147/
Mnyones572/
Mneanea571/
Mingnoni5310/
Minnehane503/
Minnihane500/

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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 Mnyanyi
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