Munyasi Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munyasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3981:116,0309,816
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Munyasi (13) may also be a first name.

Munyasi Last Name Facts

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

Munyasi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyasi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 701,000th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. Munyasi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyasi are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Munyasi is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The last name Munyasi is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 116,030. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 35 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 28 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Munyasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgunyasi9340/
Munyashi9322/
Munyatshi881/
Munyasa862,630/
Munyazi86372/
Munyosi86192/
Muniasi8615/
Monyasi862/
Munhasi861/
Munjasi861/
Muniasih80104/
Munyoshi8052/
Mgunyase8031/
Munyasha8012/
Munyashe801/
Musniasih7562/
Mugnaschi7527/
Muneyoshi7516/
Munjaisai751/
Munjosi7180/
Munjazi7176/
Monyasa7140/
Munyaze7123/
Munyosa719/
Monyosi715/
Munyose713/
Munjasa712/
Moniasi711/
Moniasih6731/
Monyasha6721/
Muniaseh678/
Munyosha671/
Munjachi671/
Munniassa631/
Moonjaisai5935/
Moniaci57257/
Munjozi571/
Monyose570/
Muniose570/
Munjosha531/
Muniache531/

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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 Munyasi
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