Munanu Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7531:61,3285,988
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Munanu (320) may also be a first name.

Munanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munanu (Hindi: मुनानू, Marathi: मुननु, Oriya: ମୂନନୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Munanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 443,157th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munanu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Munanu is also the 490,671st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 320 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 753 people, or 1 in 61,328. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 37 percent reside, Kitui County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Munanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munangu92755/
Mounanu9214/
Munanui9212/
Munanau9210/
Munganu925/
Muinanu924/
Mungangu86100/
Muinangu8689/
Mounanou8613/
Minanu83477/
Monanu8369/
Munenu8334/
Munonu8327/
Mougnanou8020/
Mounangou809/
Mousnanou809/
Mounganui801/
Munongu7748/
Moneanu777/
Munen'u774/
Mounenu773/
Mmonanu773/
Minannu771/
Monanau771/
Moungnanou753/
Mougnannou751/
Mungongu7183/
Minhaanu711/
Mounoneu711/
Minenu675/
Mononu671/
Mounounou671/
Munoungou671/
Moungounou632/
Moungoungou5912/
Monounou576/
Minounou571/
Minhounou5321/

Munanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munanu in the Oriya language
ମୂନନୁmunanu-
Munanu in the Marathi language
मुननुmunanu-
Munanu in the Hindi language
मुनानूmunanu42.86
मुनानुmunanu14.29
मुननूmunanu14.29
मुननुmunanu14.29
मुनंऊmunamu14.29

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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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  • 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 Munanu
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