Malunya Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Malunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Malunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malunya (Russian: Малуня) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Malunya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Malunya live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Malunya is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe Malunya is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 92 percent are found, Harare Province, where 4 percent are found and Matabeleland South Province, where 4 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 9 percent are found and Uganda, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlunya9311/
Mailunya939/
Maluunya938/
Malyunya933/
Mallunya931/
Maslyunya881/
Malunja86349/
Malunia8618/
Malonya862/
Malonyay8012/
Maloonya802/
Malhonya801/
Malgunia801/
Mahlonya801/
Molyunya801/
Malonja71512/
Malonia7120/
Molonya717/
Molunia712/
Malonyo711/
Mallonja675/
Moilonya671/
Mohlonya671/
Malonjai671/
Malonniay631/
Malonio571/
Mallonjo532/

Malunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malunya in the Russian language
Малуняmaluna-

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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 Malunya
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