Mnyaya Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mnyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mnyaya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya891:518,87525,986
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mnyaya Demographics

Mnyaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mnyaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnyaya occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mnyaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyaya? popularity and diffusion

Mnyaya is the 1,931,261st most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnyaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Mnyaya is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 518,875. In Kenya Mnyaya is most numerous in: Kilifi County, where 99 percent live and Mombasa County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Mnyaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mnyaya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnyaa9160/
Mnyayi831,172/
Mnyaha831/
Mnyoya831/
Mnyua7310/
Mnyaj731/
Mnyahawe711/
Mnyawe6778/
Mnyaji671/
Mnyiyo671/

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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 Mnyaya
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