Mungayi Surname
Approximately 330 people bear this surname
Mungayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 185 | 1:83,450 | 12,162 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mungayi (11) may also be a first name.
Mungayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mungayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mungayi (Oriya: ମୁାୟୀ) is found most in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mungayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mungayi is the 835,661st most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mungayi are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 83,450. In Zimbabwe Mungayi is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 68 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mungayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mungayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁାୟୀ | muayi | 50 |
| ମୁାୟୣ | muaya | 50 |
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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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- 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 Mungayi
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