Marunye Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Marunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Marunye Last Name Facts

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

Marunye is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marunye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marunye is the 3,141,416th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Marunye are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 75,280. In Lesotho it is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 78 percent reside and Maseru District, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Marunye Last Name Statistics demography

Marunye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.16% less than the national average, earning R 99,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marunge86141/
Marunje869/
Maronye862/
Marunoy861/
Marunea861/
Maraunay80123/
Maruinay8093/
Maurunge8042/
Marungoy8033/
Marungei8014/
Marunaya806/
Marronye802/
Maruniya801/
Marouney800/
Marungawe751/
Marounnie751/
Maroney717,295/
Maronje71314/
Maronie71193/
Maronay7153/
Marunui711/
Morunue711/
Marunai711/
Moruney710/
Marzonie67164/
Marooney67109/
Marroney6749/
Morouney6728/
Maronnie673/
Maronaya673/
Marronie672/
Marzoney672/
Marhoney672/
Maroneey672/
Marungai671/
Maroonie671/
Mharunai671/
Mahronei671/
Mahroney670/

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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
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  • 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 Marunye
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