Kemunye Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Kemunye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Kemunye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemunye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kemunye is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemunye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kemunye is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Kemunye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kemunye reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania Kemunye is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 92 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimunye | 86 | 352 | / |
| Kemonye | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kemugne | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kemunge | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kemmonye | 80 | 645 | / |
| Kemeugne | 80 | 54 | / |
| Kemougne | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kemonnye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keamunee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kemmeugne | 75 | 85 | / |
| Kemmmonye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kimonye | 71 | 343 | / |
| Kimunge | 71 | 152 | / |
| Kimunei | 71 | 90 | / |
| Kemunja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemounou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kimuneei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chemunje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chemuney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kimungoyi | 63 | 52 | / |
| Chemeugne | 63 | 27 | / |
| Chemougne | 63 | 2 | / |
| Chimounye | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kiemounou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kemonhoue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kimeunhea | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chimunhaye | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kimunji | 57 | 63 | / |
| Kimunai | 57 | 57 | / |
| Kemonou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Kemonnou | 53 | 16 | / |
| Kimungoi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chemunui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chimuunje | 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 Kemunye
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