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 most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 125,404th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,007,588 people. The last name Munya is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Munya live; 48 percent live in Central Africa and 48 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Munya is also the 133,376th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 2,954 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,313 people, or 1 in 56,268. Without taking into account The DR Congo Munya 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 adherence of those bearing the last name 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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