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
Nyamanja is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 912,827th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamanja reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyamanja is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 57,821. In Zimbabwe Nyamanja is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 69 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Nyamanja is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
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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