Mnyenye Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Mnyenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 403 | 1:131,369 | 12,293 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Mnyenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mnyenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mnyenye is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mnyenye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 713,660th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnyenye are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mnyenye is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 403 people, or 1 in 131,369. In Tanzania Mnyenye is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 65 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent live and Iringa Region, where 8 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mnyenye occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Mnyenye
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