Munihu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munihu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munihu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Munihu (6) may also be a first name.

Munihu Last Name Facts

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

Munihu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munihu? popularity and diffusion

Munihu is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munihu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Munihu is also the 4,967,096th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 6 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Munihu is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muniu915,246/
Munhu91193/
Mungiu83488/
Munjiu83244/
Munius839/
Monihu835/
Minihu833/
Munniu833/
Mumniu832/
Munhau832/
Munheu832/
Muniuy831/
Muniou831/
Munyhu831/
Munjhu831/
Muniue831/
Munieu831/
Meunieu7757/
Munnieu7734/
Mouniou772/
Munhieu771/
Muniutė771/
Muingiu771/
Mhuunhu771/
Moniheu770/
Munyu732,446/
Munju73344/
Munho7381/
Miniu735/
Moniu734/
Muñiu731/
Mugnu731/
Meuhnieu711/
Meunnieu711/
Munyohiu711/
Munyua678,601/
Muunyu67155/
Mounho6757/
Muneju6712/
Munjui6711/
Munhão678/
Munoju676/
Munjau675/
Muenyu674/
Munjut673/
Maunyu673/
Munyuy673/
Mhunyu672/
Munjuu672/
Munnyu672/
Moniua672/
Minieu671/
Minjhu671/
Monyhu671/
Mungiù671/
Mugnus671/
Mounju671/
Meungnieu671/
Monieu671/
Munjou671/
Mutnju671/
Monehu671/
Mungnu671/
Munyou671/

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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 Munihu
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