Munwa Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Munwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
India71:109,580,769786,157
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Munwa (647) may also be a first name.

Munwa Last Name Facts

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

Munwa (Hindi: मुनवा) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Munwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munwa? popularity and diffusion

Munwa is the 1,104,724th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Munwa reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 326,733rd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 647 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 198 people, or 1 in 373,129. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 4 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munwai91200/
Munwah9143/
Mounwa9112/
Munhwa912/
Maunwa911/
Meunwai832/
Mhunwad831/
Meunwat831/
Munwaja831/
Munwath831/
Mounway831/
Munua80703/
Mumwa80422/
Munva80286/
Monwa80171/
Munwe80143/
Munba8077/
Munwo8055/
Munwi802/
Muchenwa7710/
Muchinwa771/
Mmonwa73287/
Moonwa73236/
Monway73217/
Mounwe7396/
Munvat7379/
Monwai7341/
Monwea7321/
Munwei7315/
Mounba735/
Munbai734/
Muimwa733/
Munvai733/
Munbay732/
Munwes732/
Mhumwa732/
Muinba731/
Mumwai731/
Munnba731/
Munvad731/
Munvas731/
Mujnba731/
Monwoa731/
Maunua731/
Monnwa731/
Munweh731/
Munhua731/
Munuah731/
Mhinwa731/
Minhwa731/
Muchinwad715/
Moonwai674/
Munuayi674/
Moonwha673/
Mmunwer671/
Mungnua671/
Mmounba671/
Monwuah671/
Munwood670/

Munwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munwa in the Hindi language
मुनवाmunava-

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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 Munwa
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