Mundava Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mundava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mundava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
India491:15,654,396253,566
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mundava (77) may also be a first name.

Mundava Last Name Facts

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

Mundava (Hindi: मुंडवा, Marathi: मुंदवा) is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mundava.

How Common Is The Last Name Mundava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mundava is the 1,244,200th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Mundava occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Mundava live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 77 people.

It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe Mundava is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 38 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 22 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mundavad931,646/
Mundhava9377/
Mundavat9343/
Mundaeva934/
Mundavai932/
Mundhavaj884/
Mundaba86237/
Mundova8663/
Mundeva8640/
Mundave8633/
Mundawa8629/
Mundavi863/
Mumdavad80197/
Mundhave8019/
Mundawah8010/
Mundosva807/
Munduiva806/
Mundhawa804/
Mundaver804/
Mhundawa801/
Moundaba801/
Mundovah801/
Musindaba7538/
Mundawath753/
Mundaveer751/
Mundowa71380/
Mundabi71197/
Mundewa7167/
Mondaba7155/
Mundove7134/
Mundoba7127/
Mundová7113/
Mondova7112/
Mondawa714/
Mundabe712/
Mundawe712/
Mondavo711/
Mundovi711/
Mundabo711/
Mundaby711/
Mondhave6745/
Mundovha6741/
Moendaba6722/
Mhondova6713/
Mundabey672/
Moundabe672/
Muindawe671/
Mundabii671/
Mundeawe671/
Mondabai671/

Mundava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mundava in the Marathi language
मुंदवाmundava96.77
मुंदवााभाईmundavaabha'i3.23
Mundava in the Hindi language
मुंडवाmundava66.67
मुन्डवाmundava33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mundava
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