Munefa Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Munefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Munefa (396) may also be a first name.
Munefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munefa (Hindi: मुनीफा, Marathi: मुनेफा) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Munefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munefa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Munefa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Munefa reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 434,130th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 396 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Munefa is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 83 percent are found, Morobe, where 8 percent are found and National Capital District, where 8 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muneefa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mounefa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Munafa | 83 | 218 | / |
| Munofa | 83 | 210 | / |
| Munifa | 83 | 182 | / |
| Monefa | 83 | 40 | / |
| Munifah | 77 | 2,611 | / |
| Munafah | 77 | 29 | / |
| Munnifa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Munaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munyofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munaifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Musnifa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munifat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munnafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moniefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munafaah | 71 | 33 | / |
| Munaifah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Munifaah | 71 | 7 | / |
| Munafo | 67 | 3,859 | / |
| Monifa | 67 | 738 | / |
| Minafa | 67 | 86 | / |
| Minifa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Munifo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Munofo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Munafó | 67 | 27 | / |
| Munifi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Minofa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Monefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Munafõ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monefi | 67 | 1 | / |
Munefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munefa in the Marathi language | ||
| मुनेफा | munepha | - |
| Munefa in the Hindi language | ||
| मुनीफा | munipha | 66.67 |
| मुनेफा | munepha | 22.22 |
| मुनिफा | munipha | 11.11 |
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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 Munefa
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