Munyai Surname

18,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,103 people bear this surname

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

Munyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa28,4691:1,903237
Zimbabwe1,5501:9,9601,246
England401:1,392,95161,553
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Iceland61:63,3484,218
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Munyai (77) may also be a first name.

Munyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyai (Hindi: मुन्याि) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,324th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 242,087 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyai are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 77 people.

The last name Munyai is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 28,469 people, or 1 in 1,903. In South Africa Munyai is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 70 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 2 percent reside. Besides South Africa Munyai occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Munyai Last Name Statistics demography

Munyai earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.78% less than the national average, earning R 143,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyahi922/
Munyaui921/
Munyaiz921/
Monyai834,451/
Muniai8313/
Munyoi834/
Munyahija8014/
Monyahi7726/
Munyahe771/
Mounyoi771/
Munyaoa771/
Munhae6712/
Munhaj676/
Mugnae674/
Monyoi674/
Munjaa672/
Munjaj671/
Munjae671/
Munyoes628/
Moonyoi624/
Muniayo621/
Moniaie621/
Munhaaj621/
Monyoui620/
Mougnoui578/
Monehaie576/
Monijahi572/
Monyouhi571/
Mougnooui531/
Monioe503/
Mumjaj502/

Munyai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munyai in the Hindi language
मुन्यािmun'yai66.67
मुन्याीmun'yai33.33

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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
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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 Munyai
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