Mnyeke Surname
Approximately 1,778 people bear this surname
Mnyeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,775 | 1:29,826 | 3,556 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mnyeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mnyeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mnyeke is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mnyeke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 228,032nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,098,732 people. Mnyeke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnyeke reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,775 people, or 1 in 29,826. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 30 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 29 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mnyeke exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mnyeki | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mnyeka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mngeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mnoueke | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mnike | 73 | 39 | / |
| Mnake | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mniek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mnyika | 67 | 2,943 | / |
| Mniece | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mnauke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mnyiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mønnike | 62 | 13 | / |
| Mnyikai | 62 | 9 | / |
| Mnaikes | 62 | 6 | / |
| Mennike | 62 | 4 | / |
| Minniek | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mnayika | 62 | 3 | / |
| Mennake | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mnneice | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mnajike | 62 | 1 | / |
| Minnike | 62 | 0 | / |
| Mennicke | 57 | 658 | / |
| Männicke | 57 | 203 | / |
| Mennigke | 57 | 94 | / |
| Minniece | 57 | 32 | / |
| Mönnicke | 57 | 17 | / |
| Mynnykova | 53 | 32 | / |
| Mengnegue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mnauka | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mnyica | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mnakhe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mnique | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mnyeke
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis