Munisami Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Munisami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munisami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
Mauritius1531:8,4541,777
India261:29,502,515369,827
England191:2,932,529101,561
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Munisami (1,920) may also be a first name.

Munisami Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munisami (Marathi: मुनीसामी) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munisami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 614,324th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Munisami live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Munisami is also the 173,270th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 1,920 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 193,492. In South Africa Munisami is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Mauritius, where 30 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Munisami Last Name Statistics demography

Munisami earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning R 220,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Munisami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munisami in the Marathi language
मुनीसामीmunisami-

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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 Munisami
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