Munene Surname
Approximately 84,288 people bear this surname
Munene Surname Definition:
Munene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: old person.
Munene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 76,782 | 1:601 | 87 |
| Zambia | 3,669 | 1:4,320 | 522 |
| DR Congo | 2,969 | 1:24,884 | 3,136 |
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| South Africa | 140 | 1:386,984 | 34,477 |
| Zimbabwe | 120 | 1:128,652 | 17,093 |
| Namibia | 82 | 1:29,383 | 4,509 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Múnene (1) are calculated separately.
Munene (17,393) may also be a first name.
Munene Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Munene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: old person.
Munene Demographics
Average Munene Salary in
United States
$45,235 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Munene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munene Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munene (Hindi: मुनेने) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant: Múnene. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Munene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,706th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 86,460 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munene are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 41,850th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 17,393 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 76,782 people, or 1 in 601. In Kenya Munene is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 34 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 14 percent live and Embu County, where 11 percent live. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Munene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Munene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Munene surname expanded 7,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Munene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Munene surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Munene earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning R 238,320 per year and in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,235 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munene in the Hindi language | ||
| मुनेने | munene | - |
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Footnotes
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