Munwe Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

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

Munwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Munwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Munwe (56) may also be a first name.

Munwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munwe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munwe are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Munwe is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 56 people.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mounwe9196/
Munwei9115/
Munwes912/
Munweh911/
Munw891/
Mmunwer831/
Munwa80221/
Monwe8068/
Mumwe8044/
Munue8027/
Munbe802/
Munwi802/
Munve801/
Munwai73200/
Munves7380/
Munver7343/
Munvez7330/
Moonwe7325/
Monwea7321/
Mounwa7312/
Monwee738/
Mhonwe734/
Mounbe734/
Moumwe733/
Maunue732/
Munhwa732/
Munuer731/
Maunwa731/
Munues731/
Munbee731/
Munuet731/
Monwey730/
Musemwe6714/
Munveer678/
Munuhei676/
Mounoue673/
Munueyi673/
Musimwe673/
Meunwai672/
Munhoue672/
Muineve672/
Meunoue672/
Munwaja671/
Mounbeh671/
Mounuer671/
Monwieh671/
Mounway671/
Muinvei671/
Mounues670/
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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 Munwe
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