Mgunya Surname

291,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mgunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mgunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1041:47,9545,374
Kenya1931:239,27416,651
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mgunya (19) may also be a first name.

Mgunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mgunya occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mgunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 291,409th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,550,302 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mgunya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mgunya is also the 2,523,061st most common first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,104 people, or 1 in 47,954. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 61 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 11 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mgunya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Mgunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngunya924/
Munya913,630/
Mingunya8641/
Mgonya831,025/
Maunya83275/
Mounya83232/
Munyah83201/
Muinya83179/
Muunya8310/
Munjya834/
Munyaa833/
Munnya833/
Muynya831/
Munhya831/
Munyay831/
Munyha831/
Muhnya831/
Meunya831/
Munyea830/
Muneyya7737/
Munayya7728/
Munaiya7720/
Munyaha7719/
McGunia776/
Munyath774/
Mhuinya771/
M'Munya771/
Munyahe771/
Muneiya771/
Munia7311,664/
Monya732,872/
Munja732,160/
Munyo73509/
Munha73378/
Mugna73159/
Munea7386/
Munaiyah71200/
Munayyah7118/
Munnayya719/
Munayiah711/
Munneyya711/
Mingunia711/
Mungaaya711/
Mgonja6713,660/
Mugnai674,143/
Mungia672,805/
Mounia672,287/
Muniah671,526/
Munjas67365/
Monnya67212/
Munjat67158/
Munyopowa67131/
Munnia67121/
Munyoh67114/
Munjai67101/
Mougna6797/
Munija6784/
Munjoy6765/
Mungna6760/
Munyoo6759/
Munjia6757/
Munjah6749/
Mugnas6745/
Musnia6744/
Maunia6730/
Muniha6728/
Maunja6728/
Monhya6728/
Munhai6723/
Munjap6723/
Mounyo6720/
Mounja6718/
Muunja6715/
Mugnia6712/
Muinha6712/
Maunyo6711/
Mhonya6710/
Mounea679/
Muinja678/
Munjay678/
Monyah677/
Muniat677/
Mounha676/
Muniay676/
Mugnay675/
Munjau675/
Munias674/
Munjja674/
Maunha673/
Mungea673/
Munhau672/
Monyea672/
Muneea672/
Muneha672/
Munjaa672/
Munjea672/
Munyoz672/
Muneao672/
Mgonyo671/
Mhunja671/
Muniaj671/
Muniea671/
Munjaz671/
Munjey671/
McGaugney671/
Monyoa671/
Muneah671/
Maugna671/
Mugney671/
Mousemnya671/
Muniaz671/
Munjha671/
Munjoa671/
Munyop671/
Muunyo671/
Muunia671/
Muniaa671/
Munhha671/
Mumnia670/
Musgna670/
Meunia670/

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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 Mgunya
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