Munah Surname
Approximately 5,878 people bear this surname
Munah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5,238 | 1:25,248 | 3,007 |
| Thailand | 225 | 1:313,948 | 54,096 |
| Cameroon | 139 | 1:149,418 | 16,457 |
| Liberia | 106 | 1:41,590 | 3,811 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Kenya | 22 | 1:2,099,086 | 36,356 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Munah (29,173) may also be a first name.
Munah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munah (Arabic: مُنح, Marathi: मुनाह) is most common in Indonesia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Munah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 82,447th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,239,800 people. The surname Munah is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Munah live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 90 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Munah is also the 28,498th most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 29,173 people.
The surname Munah is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 5,238 people, or 1 in 25,248. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 25 percent are found, West Java, where 23 percent are found and Lampung, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 4 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.
Munah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Munah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Munah surname fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munah in the Marathi language | ||
| मुनाह | munaha | 50 |
| मुनाफ | munapha | 50 |
| Munah in the Arabic language | ||
| مُنح | munh | - |
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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 Munah
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