Munona Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Munona Surname Definition:

Munona is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who specialises in sharpening tools.

Munona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7591:97,33810,981
Zambia1561:101,6028,098
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Munona (28) may also be a first name.

Munona Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Munona is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who specialises in sharpening tools.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Munona is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sharpen.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Munona Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munona is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Munona.

How Common Is The Last Name Munona? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 384,027th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,869,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munona reside; 82 percent reside in Central Africa and 82 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Munona is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 759 people, or 1 in 97,338. Other than The DR Congo Munona occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munonga92343/
Mungona9258/
Munoena921/
Munonay921/
Mounouna86842/
Mungonga86223/
Mungonna862/
Moungona861/
Mounonga861/
Munana8312,893/
Munono833,144/
Munena83753/
Munoni83660/
Mununa83322/
Monona8395/
Minona8355/
Munone8331/
Moungonga80455/
Mounounna80116/
Mounounga803/
Mungoinay801/
Mununga7715,775/
Munanga7711,695/
Munongo773,419/
Mounone77659/
Mungana77612/
Munongi77297/
Mounana77260/
Maunana77216/
Munguna77169/
Mungone77143/
Munonge7790/
Munanah7768/
Munanoa7743/
Mugnone7741/
Mounono7736/
Munanna7722/
Monoona7720/
Munnani7717/
Munhana7716/
Munanau7710/
Munooni7710/
Minonna779/
Munnana777/
Munanha777/
Minonai776/
Munaana775/
Mugnoni775/
Muenena774/
Munnena773/
Munanai773/
Munoney773/
Munonhi772/
Munonos772/
Munaena772/
Muneena772/
Munuuna772/
Munoono772/
Mutnoni772/
Minoona771/
Munnane771/
Munnoni771/
Munnuna771/
Munonei771/
Monnona771/
Mononaa771/
Mononai771/
Moonona771/
Munanea771/
Muinuna771/
Mununna771/
Munomni771/
Munonoi771/
Munnany770/
Musnone770/
Moungounga75310/
Mounounnna751/
Munganga7121,023/
Mungongo719,089/
Munnangi718,855/
Mounanga711,743/
Mungongi71672/
Mungonge71222/
Mungunga71171/
Munnanat7178/
Munotnit7174/
Munaenah7172/
Mounongo7172/
Munangai7163/
Mounouni7145/
Munoonei7142/
Mungonyi7141/
Munhongo7118/
Munhonho7116/
Munhunga7115/
Mun'an'a7114/
Minhonha7113/
Munganai7112/
Munnanga7112/
Mungonyo716/
Moungono716/
Mounoune714/
Munnange712/
Maungana712/
Mounonne712/
Monaunoa712/
Munhunha712/
Moungana712/
Maununga711/
Mungonne711/
Munnanni711/
Muingana711/
M'Munana711/
Mounnone711/
Mounoneu711/
Mungooni711/
Monounoa711/
Monana672,018/
Munani67819/
Monone67588/
Mununi67483/
Munano67289/
Monane67251/
Muñana67194/
Munane6785/
Mounganga6774/
Minena6765/
Muñano6751/
Mununo6736/
Munune6724/
Monuno6719/
Munangaya6717/
Moungongo6716/
Mounangai6714/
Munongeyi6713/
Monuna6711/
Monaño6710/
Monany677/
Monaña673/
Munany672/
Munga'nga672/
Mhunhanga671/
Muunnangi671/
Munnaangi671/
Munnangai671/
Munoungou671/
Muinnangi671/
Maungongo671/
Mounnanga671/
Mounnouni671/
Mounongoi671/
Mounounou671/
Moungnone671/
Muneño671/
Mununy671/
Mungoonyi671/
Mmunganga671/
Munanj671/
Maungnani671/
Monony670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Munona
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