Mumuni Surname

19,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mumuni Surname Definition:

Mumuni is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: light / Illumination.

Mumuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana22,9291:1,178186
Nigeria5,3001:33,4232,758
England921:605,63136,119
United States621:5,846,112285,490
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mumuni (15,378) may also be a first name.

Mumuni Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mumuni is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: light / Illumination.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mumuni Last Name Facts

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

Mumuni (Hindi: मुमुनी, Marathi: मुमुनी, Oriya: ମୁମୁନି, Russian: Мумуни) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,297th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 255,802 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mumuni are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 45,607th most frequent first name globally It is held by 15,378 people.

The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is held by 22,929 people, or 1 in 1,178. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mumuni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mumuni last name is chiefly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Mumuni last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mumuni earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.57% less than the national average, earning R 129,348 per year and in United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mumuni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mumuni in the Hindi language
मुमुनीmumuni-
Mumuni in the Oriya language
ମୁମୁନିmumuni-
Mumuni in the Marathi language
मुमुनीmumuni-
Mumuni in the Russian language
Мумуниmumuni-

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