Munafu Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1201:325,32721,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Munafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munafu is most common in Uganda. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munafu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Munafu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Munafu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 325,327. In Uganda Munafu is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 30 percent are found, Kaliro District, where 13 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungafu9211/
Munaafu922/
Munga'fu861/
Munafó8327/
Monafu8311/
Munofu834/
Munefu831/
Moungafou801/
Munepfu776/
Munaphu771/
Munopfu771/
Mungofu771/
Minofu67774/
Monofu672/
Minoufou571/

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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 Munafu
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