Munuku Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

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

Munuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
India131:59,005,029552,550
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Munuku (256) may also be a first name.

Munuku Last Name Facts

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

Munuku (Hindi: मुनुकू, Oriya: ମୁନୁକୁ) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munuku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Munuku are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Munuku is also the 556,659th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 256 people.

The last name Munuku is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munguku924/
Munukut923/
Mutnukus8614/
Minuku83947/
Muniku83122/
Munoku8369/
Monuku8312/
Mounoukou80375/
Meuneukeu801/
Monoukou711/
Monoku6743/
Miniku677/
Municou621/
Mounicou57109/
Mounikou579/

Munuku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munuku in the Hindi language
मुनुकूmunuku-
Munuku in the Oriya language
ମୁନୁକୁmunuku99.17
ମୂନୁକୁmunuku0.83

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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 Munuku
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