Munkawa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Munkawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munkawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia41:602,35012,421
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Munkawa (8) may also be a first name.

Munkawa Last Name Facts

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

Munkawa occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Munkawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munkawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munkawa is the 8,193,072nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munkawa are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Munkawa is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 8 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 602,350. Outside of Namibia it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maunkawa931/
Mounkawa931/
Monkawa86156/
Munkewa861/
Munkowa861/
Monkawah8013/
Mounkaba804/
Mungkawe801/
Mounkawo801/
Munkaeva801/
Munkhaeva759/
Munkova7198/
Muncaba717/
Munkabi711/
Muncawe711/
Monkawe711/
Munkabo711/
Munkoeva67253/
Munkhowo679/
Munkeeva678/
Monckowa671/
Munkabey671/
Mungcawi671/

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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 Munkawa
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