Munuwa Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2861:53,9808,182
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Munuwa (108) may also be a first name.

Munuwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munuwa (Hindi: मुनुवा, Marathi: मुनुवा) is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 897,852nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name Munuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Munuwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 108 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 53,980. In Zimbabwe Munuwa is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 37 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent live and Harare Province, where 15 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Munuwa exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munhuwa92392/
Munuhwa92152/
Munuwha929/
Munauwa924/
Munuwai921/
Munhuhwa8621/
Meunguwa8619/
Mounouwa8615/
Munauswa8614/
Maunguwa8610/
Munusway861/
Munnuwah861/
Munhuwha861/
Munywa83584/
Monuwa8323/
Munuwe8317/
Muniwa8316/
Munuva8312/
Munuba839/
Minuwa833/
Munuwi831/
Minhuwa7715/
Munhuwe7710/
Munguva772/
Munoowa772/
Munuvat771/
Monauwa771/
Munubah771/
Munuwei771/
Munowwa771/
Munhuwei71215/
Mgunguva7139/
Munniwai7121/
Mhunguwo7114/
Mounowah712/
Mounouwe712/
Munubhai712/
Munuvath711/
Mungauwe711/
Munuve674,463/
Munubi672,274/
Munube67129/
Munuvi6796/
Miniwa6729/
Munubo6721/
Mounoubai6711/
Muniva677/
Monuwe675/
Minuwo675/
Minuva673/
Munowo673/
Munowe672/
Monuwi671/
Mounouwou671/

Munuwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munuwa in the Hindi language
मुनुवाmunuva-
Munuwa in the Marathi language
मुनुवाmunuva-

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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
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  • 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 Munuwa
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