Munu Surname

57,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Munu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone4,6711:1,518276
Uganda1,5491:25,2033,576
DR Congo1,2591:58,6817,001
Indonesia3211:411,99134,761
India2431:3,156,64892,962
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
Papua New Guinea1561:52,2676,566
Zambia1171:135,4699,983
Cameroon631:329,66830,059
United States521:6,970,364322,914
England271:2,063,63279,942
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Muñu (1) are calculated separately.

Munu (24,050) may also be a first name.

Munu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munu (Bengali: মুনু, Hindi: मुनु, Marathi: मुनु, Oriya: ମୁନୁ, Tibetan: མུ་ནུ་) is more commonly found in Sierra Leone than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Muñu. For other potential spellings of Munu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munu is the 57,563rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 828,601 people. The last name Munu is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Munu reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Munu is also the 32,973rd most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 24,050 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 4,671 people, or 1 in 1,518. Barring Sierra Leone it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Munu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Munu has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Munu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Munu last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Munu earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning R 286,620 per year and in United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muñu921/
Mungu894,020/
Munnu891,696/
Maunu891,148/
Munau89316/
Munhu89193/
Munuz89161/
Muneu89152/
Munut89129/
Munus89128/
Munuh8959/
Munou8955/
Munui8954/
Mgunu8926/
Muinu8926/
Mumnu8913/
Mounu898/
Munuu897/
Muenu897/
Muunu895/
Meunu895/
Munup895/
Musnu893/
Muhnu892/
Mutnu891/
Munuj891/
Munuy891/
Mujnu891/
Mugnu891/
Mhunu891/
Munud891/
Mhungu802,332/
Mounou801,314/
Maungu801,233/
Mahunu801,054/
Mungau80564/
Mgungu80323/
Munahu80305/
Munnui80149/
Maunus80120/
Munaut80117/
Mouneu80106/
Munguh8087/
Muingu8065/
Munhuu8054/
Meunou8028/
Munutt8027/
Mungou8025/
Moungu8023/
Mueneu8021/
Mmuenu8012/
Munush8011/
Munaux809/
Munoup809/
Mounus805/
Meuneu805/
Muunnu804/
Musnou803/
Meunnu803/
Munnuy803/
Munhau802/
Munheu802/
Mounuz802/
Munnus802/
Munnuu802/
Munouz802/
Mmungu802/
Mounau802/
Munneu802/
Munauh802/
Maunau801/
Meunuu801/
Mhugnu801/
Muinui801/
Munnuh801/
Munuiz801/
Mugnus801/
Munnau801/
Munnuz801/
Muinut801/
Munhus801/
Mungnu801/
Mounnu801/
Munous800/
Minu7511,469/
Monu755,714/
Moungou731,283/
Mounoud73126/
Mounaud7360/
Mounous7332/
Mounnou7328/
Musnouh7316/
Muunguu7313/
Mougnou734/
Mounouh734/
Mun'gau732/
Maungou732/
Munnuch732/
Munnush732/
Mhuunhu731/
M'Mungu731/
Mounuch731/
Mouneus731/
Mounguh731/
Moumnui731/
Munnuip731/
Munauds731/
Maungau731/
Maungnu731/
Hmunnuy731/
Minui67264/
Mougnaud67254/
Munoo67158/
Mmonu67118/
Muñuz6797/
Monui6750/
Moonu6748/
Monnu6736/
Minuy6715/
Mutengnu6715/
Muñus679/
Monuj677/
Minuț676/
Minuu675/
Minuh675/
Moenu675/
Mhonu674/
Munúa673/
Munoe672/
Maungnau672/
Mihnu671/
Meunheus671/
Mienu671/
Mouhnouy671/
Mounnoup671/
Mounoush671/
Moungouh671/
Munhó671/
Moun'gou671/
Moungnou671/
Mhoungou671/
Mgoungou671/

Munu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munu in the Oriya language
ମୁନୁmunu97.31
ମୂନୁmunu0.81
ମୁନୂmunu0.58
ମନୁmanu0.22
ମୂନୂmunu0.18
ମୁଣୁmunu0.09
ବୁଧୁbudhu0.04
Munu in the Bengali language
মুনুmunu90
মনুmanu10
Munu in the Tibetan language
མུ་ནུ་munu85.71
མུ་ན་muna14.29
Munu in the Marathi language
मुनुmunu65.82
मुनूmunu26.58
मूनूmunu3.8
मुणुmunu1.27
मूनुmunu1.27
Munu in the Hindi language
मुनुmunu41.32
मुनूmunu39.75
मूनूmunu6.94
मुन्नूmunnu2.84
मुनुआmunu'a2.84
मोनूmonu0.63
मनुmanu0.63
मुन्नुmunnu0.63
मूनुmunu0.63
मुन्ूmunu0.63
मुन्ुmunu0.63
पुनूpunu0.32
मुनाुmunau0.32
मुन्ऊmunu0.32
मौनूmaunu0.32
मीनूminu0.32

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Footnotes

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