Mnyeke Surname

228,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnyeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnyeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7751:29,8263,556
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mnyeke Last Name Facts

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

Mnyeke is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mnyeke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 228,032nd most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,098,732 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnyeke live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mnyeke is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 29,826. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 30 percent live, Iringa Region, where 29 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnyeki836/
Mnyeka833/
Mngeke831/
Mnoueke773/
Mnike7339/
Mnake733/
Mniek731/
Mnyika672,943/
Mniece6715/
Mnauke671/
Mnyiki671/
Mønnike6213/
Mnyikai629/
Mnaikes626/
Mennike624/
Minniek623/
Mnayika623/
Mennake621/
Mnneice621/
Mnajike621/
Minnike620/
Mennicke57658/
Männicke57203/
Mennigke5794/
Minniece5732/
Mönnicke5717/
Mynnykova5332/
Mengnegue531/
Mnauka505/
Mnyica501/
Mnakhe501/
Mnique501/

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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 Mnyeke
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