Munikwa Surname

248,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munikwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,5221:10,1431,270
Zambia371:428,37620,573
England171:3,277,533109,658
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Munikwa (79) may also be a first name.

Munikwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munikwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munikwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munikwa is the 248,973rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,568,994 people. The last name Munikwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munikwa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 79 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,522 people, or 1 in 10,143. In Zimbabwe Munikwa is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 37 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 25 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe Munikwa occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munhikwa9315/
Munnikwa931/
Munikwaa931/
Minikwa86444/
Munigwa86273/
Munukwa86213/
Munekwa864/
Munhukwa8044/
Munhikwi8010/
Mhonikwa801/
Mhunykwa801/
Munhikwe801/
Munhigwa801/
Mungekwa801/
M'Munigwa751/
Monekwa719/
Munugwa717/
Minikua715/
Minigwa712/
Munegwa712/
Minekwa711/
Minikwo711/
Monikwe711/
Munigwe711/
Munyogwa675/
Mouniqua673/
Muenekua671/
Munyokwi671/

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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 Munikwa
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