Munilwa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munilwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munilwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Munilwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munilwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munilwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munilwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Munilwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Minilwa861/
Muhnelwa801/
Mungiliua751/
Monelwa7122/
Munluah711/
Minelwa711/
Munliua711/
Monnelwa6735/
Moneelwa672/
Mmonelwa671/
Munluo6210/
Munlui621/
Munlevo571/

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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 Munilwa
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