Mnyeshi Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mnyeshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnyeshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mnyeshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mnyeshi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnyeshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mnyeshi is the 2,075,631st most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mnyeshi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mnyeshi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 653,600. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 90 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnyesha861/
Mnyese776/
Mnyisi771/
Mnyezi771/
Mnayisi711/
Mngese62713/
Mnuese624/
Mneese621/
Mnjesa621/
Mnouchi574/
Mgnesse571/
Mnneice571/
Mngiyase531/
Mennashe531/
Mnise5064/
Mnase5052/
Mennouchi503/
Mnace501/

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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 Mnyeshi
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