Mwaniya Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Mwaniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
Mwaniya (23) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwangiya | 93 | 5 | / |
| Mbaniya | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mwaneya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mwanyoa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mwoniya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoya | 80 | 875 | / |
| Mwangaya | 80 | 370 | / |
| Mwanyoha | 80 | 223 | / |
| Mwanyoya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mwaaniia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwanui | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwanea | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanye | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mwanaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mwanei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mwanae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaja | 71 | 204 | / |
| Mwanawe | 71 | 132 | / |
| Mwanayo | 71 | 79 | / |
| Mwangay | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mboniya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mwangae | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbaneya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwaneyi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mweneya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwana'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwamnui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbanyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaniji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwangayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mwanaaja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwangoji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muangeya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwangaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwanaawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muhanaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangeji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanayid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbanahia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwanauje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwangoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwaniya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis