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

The surname Munjuri (Bengali: মুঞ্জুরী, Oriya: ମୁୁରି) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munjuri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munjuri is the 545,543rd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. Munjuri is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Munjuri are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 240,807th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 1,098 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 575 people, or 1 in 80,313. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 65 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 32 percent are found and Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.

Munjuri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Munjuri surname is chiefly 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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