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

The last name Munavu occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munavu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munavu is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Munavu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Munavu is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 25 percent are found, Machakos County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found. Not including Kenya it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found.

Munavu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Munavu surname is predominantly 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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