Muniu Surname

91,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muniu Surname User-submission:

Mûniû is a Kikuyu surname, meaning 'toothless person'.

Muniu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,1211:9,0181,161
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Muñiu (1) are calculated separately.

Muniu (1,412) may also be a first name.

Muniu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mûniû is a Kikuyu surname, meaning 'toothless person'.

- muniuwangure

Muniu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muniu (Hindi: मुनी) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Muñiu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muniu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,267th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,389,162 people. Muniu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muniu live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 207,873rd most common first name globally It is held by 1,412 people.

The surname Muniu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,121 people, or 1 in 9,018. In Kenya Muniu is most common in: Kiambu County, where 38 percent live, Nakuru County, where 16 percent live and Nyandarua County, where 12 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Muniu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (99%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Muniu last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Muniu earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.82% more than the national average, earning $45,230 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñiu931/
Mungiu91488/
Munjiu91244/
Munius919/
Munihu915/
Munniu913/
Mumniu912/
Munieu911/
Muniue911/
Muniou911/
Muniuy911/
Meunieu8357/
Munnieu8334/
Mouniou832/
Muingiu831/
Muniutė831/
Munhieu831/
Munyu802,446/
Munju80344/
Munhu80193/
Miniu805/
Moniu804/
Mugnu801/
Munyohiu771/
Meunnieu771/
Meuhnieu771/
Munyua738,601/
Minoiu731,202/
Muunyu73155/
Muneju7312/
Munjui7311/
Munoju736/
Monihu735/
Munjau735/
Muenyu734/
Maunyu733/
Munjut733/
Minihu733/
Munyuy733/
Munjuu732/
Moniua732/
Munhau732/
Munheu732/
Mhunyu732/
Monjiu732/
Munnyu732/
Mutnju731/
Munyou731/
Minieu731/
Mhugnu731/
Mugnus731/
Mounju731/
Monieu731/
Munyhu731/
Mungiù731/
Munjhu731/
Munjou731/
Mungnu731/
Meungnieu711/
Moutnju676/
Mougnou674/
Maungnu671/
Muñu671/
Muynjau671/
Mhuunhu671/
Moniheu670/

Muniu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muniu in the Hindi language
मुनीmuni50
मुनिऊmuni'u50

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