Munume Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

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

Munume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Munume (52) may also be a first name.

Munume Last Name Facts

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

Munume is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munume? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munume is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Munume live; 64 percent live in Oceania Islands and 64 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Munume is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 52 people.

Munume is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Munume is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 43 percent live, Chimbu, where 29 percent live and Madang, where 29 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mungume922/
Munumer921/
Munum91366/
Mounoume8612/
Maunaume861/
Munuma831,346/
Munumi8333/
Mungum8311/
Munnum835/
Munime832/
Munaum831/
Monume831/
Mungumi77200/
Muñumer77163/
Munieme7734/
Munuuma773/
Meunuma772/
Mounome772/
Maungum771/
Maunaum771/
Moungum771/
Mungnum771/
Munimee771/
Munujma771/
Munusmy771/
Mungumy770/
Munom73129/
Monum7358/
Mungumio71163/
Moungoum7181/
Maunumaa7150/
Mounouma7115/
Moungnum712/
Minhoume711/
Maungnum711/
Maungaum711/
Mungumyo711/
Mumhumed711/
Monuma67591/
Munoma67133/
Munimi6785/
Monome6737/
Minime6726/
Mounom678/
Moneum675/
Monnum674/
Mhonum671/
Meunom671/
Monoum671/
Monuim671/

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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 Munume
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