Munukwa Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1541:100,24814,111
Zambia291:546,54923,344
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Munukwa (15) may also be a first name.

Munukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munukwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Munukwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Munukwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munukwa is the 1,133,308th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname Munukwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munukwa are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Munukwa is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 100,248. In Zimbabwe Munukwa is mostly concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 63 percent reside, Harare Province, where 16 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe Munukwa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munhukwa9344/
Mununkwa931/
Munikwa861,595/
Munokwa869/
Munugwa867/
Munhikwa8015/
Mununkwo801/
Munnikwa801/
Munikwaa801/
Munaungwa751/
Minikwa71444/
Munigwa71273/
Munokua7148/
Monokwa7147/
Munugwe719/
Munogwa717/
Mouniqua673/
Munukuhi671/
Munhigwa671/
Mungucwi671/
Munhungwe631/
M'Munigwa631/
Monokwe5788/
Minigwa572/
Munucue571/
Minikwo571/
Munogwe571/
Minugua571/
Munogwei5339/
Monnokwe532/
Mounougbe501/
Mounougue501/

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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 Munukwa
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