Munjuru Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munjuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Munjuru Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya881:524,77226,127
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Munjuru (10) may also be a first name.

Munjuru Last Name Facts

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

Munjuru occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Munjuru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munjuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munjuru is the 1,943,350th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Munjuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Munjuru are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Trans Nzoia County, where 83 percent live, Muranga County, where 10 percent live and Kiambu County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyuru86209/
Minjuru86172/
Munhuru86110/
Munsuru8616/
Mungnuru805/
Mounsuru804/
Maunsuru801/
Moundjourou781/
Monsuru713,920/
Mumhuru711/
Mounsourou711/
Munsoru711/
Monshuru671/
Monsourou631/
Monsourrou591/
Monsoru5726/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Munjuru
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