Munum Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

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

Munum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2351:34,6974,087
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Munum (185) may also be a first name.

Munum Last Name Facts

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

Munum (Hindi: मुनुम) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Munum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munum? popularity and diffusion

Munum is the 775,315th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Munum reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 64 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 669,105th most commonly used given name globally, held by 185 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 34,697. In Papua New Guinea Munum is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 77 percent live, Jiwaka, where 17 percent live and East Sepik, where 3 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungum9111/
Munume9111/
Munumg9110/
Munnum915/
Munaum911/
Maungum831/
Maunaum831/
Moungum831/
Mungnum831/
Munom80129/
Minum8074/
Monum8058/
Munun8022/
Moungoum7781/
Mounoume7712/
Moungnum772/
Munnusim771/
Maungnum771/
Maungaum771/
Maunaume771/
Munung733,589/
Mungun73125/
Minhum7339/
Munune7324/
Munnun7310/
Mounom738/
Moneum735/
Monnum734/
Monoum731/
Monuim731/
Mununk731/
Munaun731/
Meunun731/
Meunom731/
Maunun731/
Munhun731/
Mhonum731/
Munoun731/
Mineum730/
Munuin730/
Munaung6790/
Mhoonum6782/
Mounoun6713/
Moonnum6712/
Maunung675/
Moungun672/
Meungun671/
Mooneum671/
Monhoum671/
Mounaun671/

Munum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munum in the Hindi language
मुनुमmunuma-

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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 Munum
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