Mvenya Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mvenya Surname User-submission:

The Mvenya surname means 'working up'. The person who gets up people early in the morning to go to their growing field is called mvenyiha.

Mvenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mvenya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mvenya surname means 'working up'. The person who gets up people early in the morning to go to their growing field is called mvenyiha.

- pmvenya

Mvenya Last Name Facts

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

Mvenya occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mvenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mvenya is the 709,895th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mvenya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa Mvenya is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 27 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 21 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 32 percent reside and Lesotho, where 7 percent reside.

Mvenya Last Name Statistics demography

Mvenya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.3% less than the national average, earning R 134,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mveinhya861/
Mwenya8363,522/
Mbenya831,482/
Muenya83729/
Nvenya83123/
Mvinya839/
Mvegna831/
Muhenya77177/
Mwenyea771/
Nvenyah771/
Mwwenya771/
Mweanya771/
Mbenyaha711/
Mwehenya711/
Mmbeinya711/
Mbinya675,684/
Mwenja671,232/
Mwenia67768/
Mwinya67424/
Mbenja67293/
Mwenyo67257/
Muinya67179/
Nwenya6797/
Mvinja6776/
Muegna6734/
Mbegna6712/
Mbenyo6712/
Mbenea6711/
Mbenia677/
Mwenea676/
Mwenha671/
Mvegno671/
Muenia671/

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