Munwai Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Munwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Thailand851:831,039133,417
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Munwai (539) may also be a first name.

Munwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munwai is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munwai? popularity and diffusion

Munwai is the 1,185,157th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name Munwai is mostly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Munwai live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Munwai is also the 363,109th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 539 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 475,243. In South Africa Munwai is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 10 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Munwai Last Name Statistics demography

Munwai earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning R 225,228 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munwayi9210/
Meunwai922/
Munwa91221/
Munwi912/
Munwah8343/
Monwai8341/
Munwei8315/
Mounwa8312/
Munbai834/
Munvai833/
Munhwa832/
Mumwai831/
Maunwa831/
Munuayi774/
Moonwai774/
Munwaja771/
Mhunwad771/
Monwayi771/
Mounway771/
Munwath771/
Meunwat771/
Mumwi731,591/
Munua73703/
Mumwa73422/
Munva73286/
Monwa73171/
Munwe73143/
Munba7377/
Munui7354/
Monwi7319/
Munvi7310/
Munbi738/
Muchenwa7110/
Munbahij715/
Musimwai711/
Munbaiyi711/
Mounbayi711/
Muenvayi711/
Muchinwa711/
Mumbai673,884/
Mmonwa67287/
Moonwa67236/
Monway67217/
Munnui67149/
Mounwe6796/
Munvat6779/
Mounvi6724/
Monwea6721/
Muchinwad675/
Mounba675/
Muimwa673/
Mhumwa672/
Munwes672/
Munbay672/
Munvas671/
Muinui671/
Munvis671/
Minhwa671/
Munvad671/
Munnba671/
Monvai671/
Mujnba671/
Monwoa671/
Munuiz671/
Maunua671/
Monnwa671/
Muinba671/
Munweh671/
Mounbahij671/
Munhua671/
Munuah671/
Minhwi671/
Mhinwa671/

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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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  • 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 Munwai
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