Muniff Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Fiji

Muniff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muniff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Muniff (12) may also be a first name.

Muniff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muniff is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muniff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Muniff occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Muniff are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Muniff is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Muniff Last Name Statistics demography

Muniff earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.42% less than the national average, earning R 143,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munif9111,015/
Mounif838,217/
Munief8344/
Muenif8311/
Munaif836/
Mujnif832/
Munifh831/
Munuif831/
Maunif831/
Musnif831/
Moniff831/
Munhife774/
Munaife772/
Munhaif771/
Mousnif771/
Mauhnif771/
Munib737,049/
Monif73431/
Muniv7397/
Munef7375/
Minif7312/
Muniw731/
Mounib678,008/
Muneef671,251/
Mineff6755/
Muniev6745/
Muniph6743/
Minaif6738/
Mineif6726/
Munaib6720/
Moneff6716/
Moenif6716/
Munnef672/
Moonif671/
Maunib671/
Munnib671/
Mungiv671/
Muneib671/

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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 Muniff
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