Munavu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Munavu Last Name Facts

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

Munavu is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munavu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Munavu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kitui County, where 25 percent live, Machakos County, where 25 percent live and Nairobi County, where 25 percent live. Other than Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent live.

Munavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Munavu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muinavau861/
Munabu833/
Munawu833/
Mungawu77176/
Mungabu7789/
Munabau7710/
Munabui774/
Munobau773/
Munhawu772/
Munhovu771/
Munahawu7151/
Mounabou711/
Mounevou711/
Moungabou67111/
Minawu6718/
Monawu676/
Munewu676/
Munobu671/
Muenewu62116/
Munhewu6216/
Minawou621/
Mungobu621/
Mounoubou5316/
Mounouwou531/
Moungoubou50169/

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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 Munavu
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