Munyami Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munyami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda841:464,75327,435
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Munyami (15) may also be a first name.

Munyami Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyami is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyami? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Munyami occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyami are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Munyami is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 464,753. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent live, Masaka District, where 15 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyaami9327/
Munyamai935/
Munyamyi931/
Munyama865,816/
Munyame86157/
Monyami8656/
Muniami862/
Munyomi861/
Munyamma8014/
Munyoomi806/
Muinyama801/
Munyamaya751/
Monyama71991/
Munyoma71155/
Muniama71132/
Monyame71119/
Munjama7138/
Munhame716/
Muneamy711/
Muniamy711/
Moniami711/
Mouniama67347/
Monjamie6744/
Monajomi6725/
Muniamma6717/
Mouniamy675/
Mmonyama673/
Munjamma673/
Munieama671/
Mugnaime671/
Munniamma634/
Munjhammed592/
Muniaahmed591/
Muinujjama591/
Munjoma572,912/
Monyoma5747/
Moniama577/
Monjame571/
Monjama571/
Monjaime5321/
Monniama531/
Munjooma531/
Munioma'a501/

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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 Munyami
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