Munenga Surname
Approximately 2,933 people bear this surname
Munenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,148 | 1:7,379 | 877 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Zimbabwe | 363 | 1:42,530 | 6,554 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Munenga (68) may also be a first name.
Munenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munenga (Oriya: ମୁେନ) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munenga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 150,391st most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,484,673 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munenga live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 68 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 2,148 people, or 1 in 7,379. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 44 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 34 percent are found and Central Province, where 15 percent are found. Not including Zambia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munenga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munenga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁେନ | muena | - |
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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 Munenga
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