Munyau Surname

396,198th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7371:62,6596,096
Zambia1011:156,93011,128
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Munyau (293) may also be a first name.

Munyau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyau is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 396,198th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. Munyau occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Munyau are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Munyau is also the 515,650th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 293 people.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 737 people, or 1 in 62,659. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 56 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside and Machakos County, where 15 percent reside. Besides Kenya Munyau is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Munyau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Munyau last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyahu929/
Monyau83349/
Muniau831/
Munyou831/
Mouniau7771/
Munyohiu711/
Monyou6769/
Mounniaud671/
Muniou671/
Munious622/
Munjoju621/
Mounjohou537/

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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 Munyau
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