Munyavu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munyavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Munyavu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda831:470,35327,634
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Munyavu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyavu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyavu live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 470,353. In Uganda Munyavu is mostly concentrated in: Buyende District, where 66 percent live, Kamuli District, where 18 percent live and Luuka District, where 10 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munhyavu931/
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Muniavu8614/
Munyaswu801/
Munhawu712/
Munhovu711/
Munuyobu676/
Munjabhau631/
Monyobu571/
Muinjowu531/
Mounjowou501/
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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 Munyavu
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