Munesi Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2101:73,51510,895
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Munesi (199) may also be a first name.

Munesi Last Name Facts

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

Munesi (Hindi: मुनेसी, Oriya: ମୁନସିଂ) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,067,497th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. Munesi occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Munesi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 642,605th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 199 people.

Munesi is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 73,515. In Zimbabwe Munesi is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 40 percent live, Manicaland Province, where 31 percent live and Harare Province, where 14 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mounesi9211/
Munesei925/
Mugnesi921/
Muneesit8641/
Muneisei861/
Munisi8319,024/
Munezi83228/
Munesy836/
Muneji833/
Munegi832/
Munese831/
Munedzi77247/
Mungezi7788/
Muneses7753/
Munisih7741/
Munezhi7725/
Munisit7714/
Mounegi778/
Mouneji777/
Munizes774/
Munisić773/
Mugnisi773/
Munhezi772/
Munisis772/
Munezzi771/
Maunisi771/
Munises771/
Munejai771/
Munuisi771/
Munnesy771/
Munisai771/
Munisip771/
Maunese770/
Mahunisi7189/
Mounedji7155/
Munhedzi7110/
Munigets713/
Muneesee711/
Mounesey711/
Muneza6710,268/
Munige671,076/
Monezi67362/
Muniza67183/
Munisy67162/
Munice67113/
Munege6788/
Munise6779/
Munici6751/
Munigi6750/
Munizi6716/
Munize6710/
Munjji6710/
Muniji678/
Munjje672/
Muneze672/
Mounneize671/

Munesi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munesi in the Hindi language
मुनेसीmunesi-
Munesi in the Oriya language
ମୁନସିଂmunasim-

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Footnotes

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