Munwana Surname

583,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 537 people bear this surname

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

Munwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4741:114,29913,707
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Munwana Last Name Facts

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

Munwana is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munwana is the 583,527th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,570,849 people. Munwana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munwana are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Munwana is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 114,299. In South Africa Munwana is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Apart from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Munwana Last Name Statistics demography

Munwana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.73% less than the national average, earning R 131,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munwanna9319/
Munhwana931/
Munwanga931/
Mutenwana881/
Muinwanga881/
Munuana8642/
Monwana8635/
Munwani8623/
Munbana869/
Munwane862/
Mumwana861/
Munwena861/
Munwanit8014/
Mounbana8012/
Munwanyi804/
Monwauna801/
Mun'wani801/
Mutimwana756/
Munguhana754/
Mounmbana751/
Mounbaina751/
Mumbana71230/
Mumvana7162/
Munvani7151/
Mumwani7148/
Monwane7139/
Munuani7121/
Muchimwana717/
Mumwane711/
Munvane711/
Munvano711/
Munuane711/
Monwanou67176/
Moumbana6769/
Mounbane6722/
Munuango673/
Mumvanga672/
Monwaane671/
Munuanyi671/

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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 Munwana
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