Munema Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Munema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Zambia3331:47,5974,544
Tanzania2671:198,28316,956
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Munema (267) may also be a first name.

Munema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munema (Hindi: मुनेमा) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munema? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 311,397th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,027,747 people. Munema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munema reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 544,256th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 267 people.

The last name Munema is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 133,357. Apart from The DR Congo Munema exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munemma923,790/
Mungema92214/
Muniema9289/
Mounema925/
Munhema922/
Muneema921/
Munnemma86128/
Muneemma862/
Munhemga861/
Muneamma861/
Mmunemma861/
Mouniema861/
Munemash861/
Mougnema861/
Munemo8313,959/
Munama83946/
Muneme83832/
Munima83300/
Minema83187/
Munoma83133/
Monema8354/
Munemi8310/
Munimah77170/
Munyoma77155/
Muenemo77130/
Munamma77105/
Munieme7734/
Mounemi7729/
Munamai7722/
Munimma7722/
Munamay7721/
Munamah7719/
Munhemo7713/
Mouneme7710/
Musnima7710/
Munnama779/
Minaema776/
Munemge776/
Mounemo774/
Mungeme774/
Mounima774/
Muniemo774/
Miniema774/
Munamaa773/
Minemma773/
Monemma772/
Munaama772/
Munemeh771/
Minemah771/
Muenima771/
Munemer771/
Munimap771/
Munimas771/
Mungemo771/
Muneamy771/
Mineuma771/
Munhoma771/
Mujnama771/
Munujma771/
Munnima771/
Munhama771/
Munemme771/
Maunama771/
Mugnemi770/
Munaimah71189/
Munaamah7164/
Munnamma7155/
Muinamah7116/
Munimmah7112/
Mmouneme717/
Mouneime712/
Munameah711/
Mougneme711/
Munimath711/
Munnimma711/
Mounemou711/
Munismay711/
Minama67667/
Minima67468/
Monima67385/
Moneme67260/
Monemi67100/
Munimi6785/
Monemo6740/
Minoma6723/
Munamo6722/
Munaammah679/
Monemy675/
Munomo675/
Munimo673/
Munime672/
Munnimath671/
Minaemaha671/
Monemé671/
Munioma'a671/
Moungneme671/
Munesmith670/
Munheimer670/

Munema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munema in the Hindi language
मुनेमाmunema-

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