Munishi Surname

50,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Munishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9,4711:5,590738
Kosovo5201:3,581596
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India201:38,353,269431,471
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Albania71:416,29417,617
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Munishi (116) may also be a first name.

Munishi Last Name Facts

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

Munishi (Hindi: मुनीशी, Marathi: मुनीिष, Oriya: ମୁନିଷି) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munishi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munishi is the 50,583rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 718,551 people. The surname Munishi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Munishi reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Munishi is also the 868,627th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 116 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9,471 people, or 1 in 5,590. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 48 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Munishi is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 0 percent reside.

Munishi Last Name Statistics demography

Munishi earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 69.41% less than the national average, earning $13,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muneishi9316/
Munnishi931/
Munishio931/
Munisi9219,024/
Muneischi884/
Munissi862,311/
Minishi86509/
Munisha86330/
Mungisi8662/
Munisih8641/
Muneshi8614/
Munisit8614/
Munishy868/
Monishi868/
Mugnisi863/
Munisić863/
Munisis862/
Maunisi861/
Munisai861/
Munisip861/
Munuisi861/
Munnisha80567/
Monnishi80361/
Mineishi80101/
Mahunisi8089/
Munyoshi8052/
Mounisha8040/
Mounissi803/
Maunisha801/
Muneisei801/
Munetshi801/
Munisher801/
Mueneshi801/
Munaisha801/
Mungeshi801/
Munisa771,867/
Monisi77766/
Minisi77209/
Munisy77162/
Muniši77138/
Munise7779/
Munici7751/
Munizi7716/
Munaisehe7544/
Munnaisha754/
Munaische752/
Muunnisha751/
Munnissha751/
Monisha719,253/
Muniesa711,135/
Munnisa711,074/
Munizzi71161/
Munissy71156/
Minisai7176/
Minushi7161/
Minissi7157/
Munišić7155/
Munissa7145/
Munuisa7141/
Munechi7138/
Munisse7133/
Munesha7119/
Muniser7116/
Maunisa7115/
Munaise7114/
Mineshi716/
Municip715/
Munišič715/
Monisih714/
Munaisa713/
Munisaa712/
Minishe712/
Muniche712/
Municie711/
Minaisi711/
Mounisa711/
Munhize711/
Monisei711/
Monisie711/
Munisys711/
Moniesi711/
Munushy711/
Munises711/
Munisoy711/
Munnisy710/
Muniose710/
Mounichy67708/
Mahunise6788/
Maunichy6736/
Munnissa6729/
Minissie6728/
Mounissy6721/
Muneesha6718/
Munniche6718/
Munnesha6713/
Munnisaa6710/
Mineissi677/
Mouniche674/
Moniesha673/
Minhissi672/
Maunitse671/
Mineshai671/
Mounesha671/
Munaiche671/
Munnisay671/
Mounechi671/
Munitche671/
Monnissi671/
Monishaa671/
Minuissi671/

Munishi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munishi in the Marathi language
मुनीिषmuniisa-
Munishi in the Oriya language
ମୁନିଷିmunisi50
ମୁନିସmunisa25
ମୁନିଷୀmunisi25
Munishi in the Hindi language
मुनीशीmunisi42.86
मुनीषीmunisi35.71
मुनीशिmunisi7.14
मुनीशइmunisa'i7.14
मुनिषीmunisi7.14

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Munishi
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