Munyanu Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Munyanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 14 | 1:1,132,137 | 30,603 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Munyanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munyanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Munyanu is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munyanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Munyanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyanu reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Munyanu is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,132,137. In Zambia Munyanu is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 50 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 36 percent reside and Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munyangu | 93 | 76 | / |
| Munyanhu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mounyanou | 88 | 2 | / |
| Munjanu | 86 | 59 | / |
| Mungianu | 80 | 74 | / |
| Muniangu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Munyongu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Munjangu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mougnanou | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mouniangou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moungnanou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mougnannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munjongu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mounjongu | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Munyanu
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