Munkanya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Munkanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Munkanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munkanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munkanya is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Munkanya.
How Common Is The Last Name Munkanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Munkanya is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Munkanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Munkanya are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Munkanya is most frequent in: Western Province, where 80 percent are found and Muchinga Province, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 36 percent are found and Cameroon, where 9 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Munkanya
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