Munenwa Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Munenwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Munenwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Munenwa (107) may also be a first name.

Munenwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munenwa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munenwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 589,215th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munenwa reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Munenwa is also the 910,230th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 107 people.

Munenwa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 513 people, or 1 in 144,015. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muneenwa931/
Munemwa8639/
Munenwe8622/
Munenua864/
Monenwa861/
Munhinhwa751/
Munemba71205/
Munenbo711/
Mininwa711/
Munemwe711/
Munembo571,665/
Munembe57390/
Munimba57134/
Munembi5747/
Munymba571/
Muneembe534/
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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 Munenwa
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