Nyamanja Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Nyamanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 267 | 1:57,821 | 8,768 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Nyamanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamanja is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamanja is the 912,827th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. Nyamanja is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamanja reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 57,821. In Zimbabwe Nyamanja is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 69 percent are found, Harare Province, where 16 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamanya | 88 | 540 | / |
| Nyamanjo | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyamanje | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamancha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyamhanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamganya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyomanjo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nyamange | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamanyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamanye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnamanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhamanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamangei | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nyamaunge | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyamhange | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njamanjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamanyii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamangeyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyamonyo | 63 | 199 | / |
| Nyamonge | 63 | 193 | / |
| Nyamonya | 63 | 123 | / |
| Nyomange | 63 | 119 | / |
| Nyamonye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyammogne | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ngiamange | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgoncho | 56 | 1 | / |
| Neehamanyie | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gnomagno | 50 | 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 Nyamanja
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