Munehisa Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Munehisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 228 | 1:560,721 | 15,332 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Munehisa (3,116) may also be a first name.
Munehisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munehisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munehisa occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munehisa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,061,269th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Munehisa are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Munehisa is also the 129,076th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 3,116 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 560,721. In Japan Munehisa is most common in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 31 percent reside, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where 21 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Japan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minehisa | 88 | 113 | / |
| Munahisha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muniesa | 80 | 1,135 | / |
| Munyisa | 80 | 316 | / |
| Mungesa | 80 | 100 | / |
| Munyesa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Munhija | 80 | 11 | / |
| Munjisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muniisa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munyisia | 75 | 17 | / |
| Munihiza | 75 | 3 | / |
| Munihija | 75 | 2 | / |
| Munyesha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Munaaesa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Munyahija | 71 | 14 | / |
| Muñesa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mounhicha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munjaisai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munjiza | 67 | 773 | / |
| Munyeza | 67 | 233 | / |
| Munieza | 67 | 137 | / |
| Munjeza | 67 | 33 | / |
| Monjesa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Munjica | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mineusa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miniesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munyiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munjiža | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mungeza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monhiessea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moniisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moniesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munyiso | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Munehisa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis