Mungai Surname
Approximately 71,603 people bear this surname
Mungai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 66,825 | 1:691 | 103 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| United States | 533 | 1:680,036 | 54,089 |
| Italy | 532 | 1:114,956 | 19,097 |
| Zimbabwe | 202 | 1:76,427 | 11,271 |
| Tanzania | 183 | 1:289,298 | 22,476 |
| England | 160 | 1:348,238 | 25,208 |
| Papua New Guinea | 121 | 1:67,386 | 8,792 |
| Argentina | 80 | 1:534,293 | 38,967 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Mungai (19,941) may also be a first name.
Mungai Demographics
Mungai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mungai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mungai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mungai (Hindi: मुंगई, Marathi: मुंगाई, Oriya: ମୁାଇ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mungai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,928th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 101,777 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mungai reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mungai is also the 37,867th most common first name globally. It is borne by 19,941 people.
The surname Mungai is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 66,825 people, or 1 in 691. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kiambu County, where 28 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Mungai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mungai has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mungai last name grew 17,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mungai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Mungai surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mungai last name are 42.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96% registered with the political party.
The amount Mungai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning €26,618 per year; in Norway they earn 45.85% less than the national average, earning 187,403 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 77.57% less than the national average, earning R 53,292 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $41,308 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mungai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mungai in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁାଇ | mua'i | 86.32 |
| ମୁ | mu | 6.13 |
| ମୁାଈ | mua'i | 3.3 |
| ମୂାଇ | mua'i | 1.89 |
| ସୁାଇ | sua'i | 0.47 |
| ମୁଂଗାଏ | munga'e | 0.47 |
| ମୁାୟୀ | muayi | 0.47 |
| ମୁଂଗାଇ | munga'i | 0.47 |
| Mungai in the Hindi language | ||
| मुंगई | munga'i | 75 |
| मुङई | muna'i | 25 |
| Mungai in the Marathi language | ||
| मुंगाई | munga'i | 46.15 |
| मंगाई | manga'i | 30.77 |
| मुगाई | muga'i | 15.38 |
| मुंगाजी | mungaji | 7.69 |
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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
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- 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 Mungai
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