Munya Surname
Approximately 3,630 people bear this surname
Munya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,313 | 1:56,268 | 6,734 |
| Somalia | 1,078 | 1:12,479 | 828 |
| Cameroon | 439 | 1:47,310 | 6,203 |
| India | 221 | 1:3,470,884 | 98,993 |
| Tanzania | 154 | 1:343,777 | 25,484 |
| Kenya | 149 | 1:309,932 | 19,396 |
| Thailand | 87 | 1:811,935 | 130,701 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Munya (2,954) may also be a first name.
Munya Demographics
Average Munya Salary in
United States
$23,719 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Munya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munya (Bengali: মুন্যা, Hindi: मुन्या, Marathi: मुन्या, Oriya: ମୁନଯ୍ା, Russian: Муня) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Munya is the 125,404th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Munya are found; 48 percent are found in Central Africa and 48 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Munya is also the 133,376th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 2,954 people.
Munya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,313 people, or 1 in 56,268. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 30 percent reside and Cameroon, where 12 percent reside.
Munya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Munya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Munya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.53% more than the national average, earning R 626,256 per year and in United States they earn 45.03% less than the national average, earning $23,719 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munya in the Bengali language | ||
| মুন্যা | mun'ya | - |
| Munya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुन्या | mun'ya | 90.24 |
| मून्या | mun'ya | 7.32 |
| Munya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुन्या | mun'ya | 67.42 |
| मुनया | munaya | 17.98 |
| मून्या | mun'ya | 4.49 |
| मुनिया | muniya | 3.37 |
| मुन्य | mun'ya | 1.12 |
| मून्य | mun'ya | 1.12 |
| मुनीया | muniya | 1.12 |
| मूंया | munya | 1.12 |
| मु्नया | munaya | 1.12 |
| मुण्या | munya | 1.12 |
| Munya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁନଯ୍ା | munaya | 50 |
| ମୁଁୟା | mumya | 50 |
| Munya in the Russian language | ||
| Муня | muna | - |
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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 Munya
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