Monyaka Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Monyaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monyaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5221:3,894738
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Monyaka (127) may also be a first name.

Monyaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Monyaka is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Monyaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Monyaka? popularity and diffusion

Monyaka is the 500,196th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. The surname Monyaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Monyaka reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 127 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 3,894. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 45 percent live, Maseru District, where 14 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 12 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Monyaka Last Name Statistics demography

Monyaka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.25% less than the national average, earning R 158,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monyakga931/
Mounyahka881/
Manyaka867,144/
Munyaka866,023/
Monyake862,055/
Monyaki86899/
Monyako86222/
Moniaka8621/
Monjaka861/
Monyoka861/
Mognaka861/
Monyaky861/
Manyacka8074/
Manyakat8030/
Moniakas8016/
Manyakha8014/
Munyakha807/
Mouniaka807/
Munyaaka804/
Manyakad804/
Mougnaka803/
Monyakhe802/
Manyakap801/
Monyaker801/
Munyakah801/
Munyahaka751/
Munyakaya751/
Munyoka713,167/
Manyoka711,126/
Manyako71850/
Maniaka71566/
Manyaki71438/
Monyoko71293/
Manyake71229/
Munyaki71156/
Munyake71139/
Muniaka71100/
Moniaki7158/
Manjaka7149/
Monyoki7130/
Moniake7130/
Munyako7121/
Munjaka7112/
Monjake712/
Monyoke712/
Monyaco712/
Mónyaki711/
Maniakas67129/
Moniakis6798/
Munyakho6777/
Mungiaka6768/
Monjakhi6720/
Manjakka6715/
Munjakaj6711/
Monyokho675/
Manyacap675/
Maniakap675/
Monyache671/
Mannyake671/
Maniakat671/
Manyakii671/
Manyatko671/
Maneakah671/
Maugnaka671/
Manjaika671/
Manjakay671/
Manyakie671/
Munyakhe671/
Mognakoy671/
Munyakei671/
Mangeaka671/

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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 Monyaka
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