Munungi Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munungi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munungi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Munungi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munungi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Munungi.

How Common Is The Last Name Munungi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 857,026th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Munungi reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 166 people, or 1 in 278,192. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kiambu County, where 67 percent reside, Makueni County, where 31 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Munungi is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 47 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Munungi
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