Munjuri Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munjuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munjuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5751:80,3137,417
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Munjuri (1,098) may also be a first name.

Munjuri Last Name Facts

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

Munjuri (Bengali: মুঞ্জুরী, Oriya: ମୁୁରି) is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munjuri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 545,543rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Munjuri reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Munjuri is also the 240,807th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 1,098 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 575 people, or 1 in 80,313. In Kenya Munjuri is primarily found in: Meru County, where 65 percent live, Nairobi County, where 32 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya Munjuri occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.

Munjuri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Munjuri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munjuri in the Oriya language
ମୁୁରିmuuri-
Munjuri in the Bengali language
মুঞ্জুরীmunjuri83.33
মুঞ্জুরিmunjuri16.67

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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 Munjuri
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