Munene Surname

6,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munene Surname Definition:

Munene is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: old person.

Munene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya76,7821:60187
Zambia3,6691:4,320522
DR Congo2,9691:24,8843,136
Uganda1931:202,27616,174
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Zimbabwe1201:128,65217,093
Namibia821:29,3834,509
England461:1,211,26256,182
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Múnene941/
Munenge929,252/
Muneene9249/
Mungene9248/
Muenene9227/
Munenhe9212/
Mounene925/
Munenee924/
Munaene921/
Munenje921/
Muinene921/
Muniene921/
Munnene921/
Munenes921/
Muneney920/
Mungenge86274/
Mougnene8615/
Muneymne8613/
Mungenei865/
Munhenge861/
Mgunenge861/
Mounegne861/
Munienie861/
Munenesh861/
Monene835,134/
Munena83753/
Muneni83434/
Minene83273/
Mungen83173/
Munane8385/
Munone8331/
Munhen8320/
Munine839/
Munein838/
Munean834/
Mouneimne80163/
Munhengue802/
Moungenge801/
Mounine77274/
Munengi77189/
Munneni77109/
Mutneni7724/
Munyone7721/
Munaeni7718/
Mineene7714/
Muneing775/
Mungine774/
Mouneni774/
Mutnean774/
Munneam773/
Munnena773/
Munoney773/
Moungen773/
Munenio773/
Minehne772/
Mumneni772/
Moenene772/
Monnene772/
Muneena772/
Munngen772/
Munhane771/
Munnane771/
Munonei771/
Monenee771/
Munanee771/
Mounean771/
Mounein771/
Mounena771/
Miniene771/
Munanea771/
Mungeny771/
Maunane771/
Munheem771/
Munheng771/
Munneny770/
Mouneimneh7518/
Minienie7162/
Monienie7114/
Mungenyi717/
Mouniena714/
Muthneni713/
Minehene712/
Mounonne712/
Muingeni711/
Maugneni711/
Mougneny711/
Mounnone711/
Mounoneu711/
Mounaine711/
Mungengi711/
Maungeni711/
Muneenoi711/
Maunesen710/
Mungaine710/
Munini673,737/
Mungin672,520/
Munain67589/
Monean67268/
Muneim67157/
Mounechem67139/
Monein67128/
Moneny6754/
Moneyn6747/
Monena6735/
Munjni6727/
Muneam6719/
Munhin6718/
Munhem6713/
Mounaimne675/
Muneechim675/
Munnjn674/
Monhen673/
Mouneimné673/
Meunissen672/
Muniny672/
Mutinneni671/
Munheisen671/
Miñene671/
Munanj671/
Munesingh671/
Meunechen671/
Munuin670/

Munene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munene in the Hindi language
मुनेनेmunene-

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