Munyanya Surname

226,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munyanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1541:40,0174,218
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
Zambia1471:107,8238,449
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Munyanya (320) may also be a first name.

Munyanya Last Name Facts

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

Munyanya (Russian: Муняня) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,129th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,057,654 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyanya reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 490,671st most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 320 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,154 people, or 1 in 40,017. In Kenya Munyanya is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent reside, Busia County, where 6 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 8 percent reside.

Munyanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Munyanya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Munyanya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyanjya941/
Munyanyo8883/
Munyanja8814/
Munyonya8810/
Monyanya882/
Munjanya881/
Munianya881/
Munyanha881/
Munhanya881/
Munyanija821/
Munjanja751,961/
Monyanyo75295/
Muniania75120/
Munyonyo7539/
Munhanha751/
Monyanja751/
Munianja751/
Munyanho751/
Monyhanyo711/
Munyonho63876/
Monyonyo6312/
Munyonjo632/
Moniania631/
Mougnagno591/
Munjonjo50135/
Munionio5048/
Munhonho5016/
Monyonjo501/
Monjanjo501/

Munyanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munyanya in the Russian language
Муняняmunana-

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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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  • 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 Munyanya
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