Munuga Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Munuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
India471:16,320,540259,912
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

Munuga (101) may also be a first name.

Munuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munuga (Hindi: मुनुगा, Oriya: ମୁନୁଗା) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munuga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munuga is the 1,214,709th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Munuga live; 35 percent live in Central Africa and 35 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 101 people.

The surname Munuga is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and India, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mununga9215,775/
Munhunga8615/
Mhunguga869/
Munugaya862/
Mounouga862/
Munungha861/
Muinouga861/
Munungga861/
Maununga861/
Minuga83650/
Muniga83268/
Munoga8390/
Munugo8318/
Munuge8316/
Monuga832/
Mounounga803/
Moungouga802/
Munungi77318/
Mununge7737/
Munungo772/
Munigah772/
Maunoga771/
Muñunga771/
Munogga771/
Munogah771/
Mungugi771/
Munigha771/
Munughe771/
Meuniga771/
Munugod771/
Munigay771/
Munigaa771/
Minugaa771/
Monouga771/
Munnungi714/
Munhungi711/
Munhunge711/
Munougou711/
Mounogai711/
Monnouga711/
Munoughe711/
Miniga671,871/
Monoga67530/
Mónoga676/
Munigo676/
Monuge675/
Munogo672/
Monugo671/
Moumnougi671/
Mounougou671/
Munoungou671/

Munuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munuga in the Oriya language
ମୁନୁଗାmunuga95.65
ମୁନିକାmunika2.17
ମୁନୂଗାmunuga2.17
Munuga in the Hindi language
मुनुगाmunuga80
मुनूगाmunuga20

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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 Munuga
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