Monyai Surname

105,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Monyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3551:12,4401,543
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
England71:7,959,723202,100
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Monyai (192) may also be a first name.

Monyai Last Name Facts

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

Monyai is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Monyai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monyai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,242nd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,637,283 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Monyai are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 655,603rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 192 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,355 people, or 1 in 12,440. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, Limpopo, where 35 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Monyai Last Name Statistics demography

Monyai earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28% less than the national average, earning R 171,096 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monyahi9226/
Munyai8330,103/
Manyai83133/
Mányai8376/
Monyoi834/
Manyahi77553/
Moniahi774/
Moonyoi774/
Munyahi772/
Mooneai771/
Munyaui771/
Munyaiz771/
Mounyoi771/
Moniaie771/
Monyoui770/
Monehaie716/
Monijahi712/
Manyayie711/
Monyouhi711/
Maniai6721/
Munyahija6714/
Muniai6713/
Maneai675/
Munyoi674/
Monioe673/
Manyoi671/
Monhaj671/

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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 Monyai
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