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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Munanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Munanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 443,157th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. The last name Munanu is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munanu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Munanu is also the 490,671st most frequent first name globally It is held by 320 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 753 people, or 1 in 61,328. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Meru County, where 37 percent are found, Kitui County, where 27 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Munanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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
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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 Munanu
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