Mununga Surname
Approximately 15,775 people bear this surname
Mununga Surname Definition:
Mununga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: arbitrator.
Mununga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 12,642 | 1:5,844 | 686 |
| Zambia | 2,569 | 1:6,170 | 742 |
| Namibia | 284 | 1:8,484 | 1,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 163 | 1:50,023 | 6,268 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Muñunga (1) are calculated separately.
Mununga (2,514) may also be a first name.
Mununga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mununga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: arbitrator.
Mununga is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: a person who joins objects together.
Mununga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mununga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mununga (Oriya: ମୁନୁା) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Muñunga. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mununga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,655th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 461,968 people. The surname Mununga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mununga are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 147,159th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 2,514 people.
Mununga is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 12,642 people, or 1 in 5,844. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 16 percent are found and Namibia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muñunga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mungunga | 93 | 171 | / |
| Munhunga | 93 | 15 | / |
| Munungha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Munungga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maununga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mununa | 92 | 322 | / |
| Munuga | 92 | 193 | / |
| Mounounga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Munonga | 86 | 343 | / |
| Munungi | 86 | 318 | / |
| Munguna | 86 | 169 | / |
| Minunga | 86 | 39 | / |
| Mununge | 86 | 37 | / |
| Monunga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Munungo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Munuuna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muinuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mununna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Munnuna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moungounga | 82 | 310 | / |
| Mounouna | 80 | 842 | / |
| Mungungi | 80 | 212 | / |
| Munnungi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Munhunha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mounouga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mounonga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munhunge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munhungi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muinouga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munona | 77 | 926 | / |
| Munoga | 77 | 90 | / |
| Mununo | 77 | 36 | / |
| Munugo | 77 | 18 | / |
| Monuna | 77 | 11 | / |
| Monuga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mounounna | 75 | 116 | / |
| Munoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Munongo | 71 | 3,419 | / |
| Mononga | 71 | 1,619 | / |
| Munongi | 71 | 297 | / |
| Munhungeyi | 71 | 166 | / |
| Munonge | 71 | 90 | / |
| Monungo | 71 | 36 | / |
| Monunge | 71 | 5 | / |
| Minungo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Munguno | 71 | 2 | / |
| Munoena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munugod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maunoga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mounounnna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munogah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munogga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munonay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munumgo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mounongo | 67 | 72 | / |
| Munhongo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mhunguga | 67 | 9 | / |
| Monongga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Monongea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monongai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mounogai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhunhungeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
Mununga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mununga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁନୁା | munua | - |
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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 Mununga
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