Munaku Surname

319,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6851:22,5383,395
Uganda2671:146,21513,059
Tanzania1861:284,63222,243
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Munaku (636) may also be a first name.

Munaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munaku (Hindi: मुनकू, Marathi: मुनकू, Oriya: ମୁନକୁ) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munaku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munaku is the 319,360th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. The last name Munaku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Munaku reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 59 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Munaku is also the 329,982nd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 636 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 685 people, or 1 in 22,538. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 37 percent are found, Harare Province, where 30 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungaku922/
Muinaku921/
Munaaku921/
Meunakeu862/
Mounakou861/
Mungaiku861/
Muneku83570/
Monaku83155/
Munoku8369/
Minaku8347/
Monaiku775/
Muneeku771/
Monakau771/
Minakeu771/
Monakou771/
Mienakou719/
Monhakeu711/
Mounoukou67375/
Monacu67184/
Monoku6743/
Mineku674/
Meuneukeu671/
Minacou621/
Monoukou571/
Monacó501/

Munaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munaku in the Oriya language
ମୁନକୁmunaku97.13
ମୂନକୁmunaku2.87
Munaku in the Hindi language
मुनकूmunaku66.67
मुनकुmunaku33.33
Munaku in the Marathi language
मुनकूmunaku62.5
मुनकुmunaku25
मूनकूmunaku12.5

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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
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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 Munaku
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