Munghanya Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Munghanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munghanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Munghanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munghanya is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munghanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munghanya is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munghanya are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Munghanya is most numerous in Namibia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 481,880. In Namibia Munghanya is primarily found in: Hardap Region, where 80 percent are found and Khomas Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Namibia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munganya94381/
Maunganya89166/
Munghonya8920/
Munghanja896/
Muganya88222/
Musinganya8421/
Mutenganya842/
Mungania821,265/
Monganya82241/
Mughanja82105/
Mungonya8281/
Munganja8258/
Mughania8240/
Mauganya824/
Munganyo824/
Mugaanya821/
Mung'onya78189/
Moughania788/
Moungania785/
Moungagna782/
Mungonnya781/
Mungangna781/
Mung'anja781/
Mugonya751,004/
Muganja75255/
Moganya7511/
Mugania752/
M'Mungania749/
Moungangna741/
Musingania741/
Mokganya71640/
Munganjo71112/
Mongonya7127/
Mugoonya7113/
Mungonyo716/
Muganjia712/
Monganja712/
Mongania712/

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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 Munghanya
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