Munyawa Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Munyawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Munyawa (67) may also be a first name.

Munyawa Last Name Facts

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

Munyawa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munyawa is the 1,882,912th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyawa are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Munyawa is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 67 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 900,970. Beside The DR Congo Munyawa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muinyawa931/
Munyanwa931/
Munyowa86691/
Munyaba8632/
Munyava8620/
Munhawa8616/
Munyawi8616/
Munyewa8613/
Munyawo866/
Munjawa861/
Munyamba80825/
Munhanwa807/
Munhahwa807/
Munyahwi801/
Munyemwa801/
Munnyaba801/
Munyomwa801/
Munhanhwa751/
Munyavi71324/
Munhava7136/
Munyabi7120/
Muniaba7120/
Munjawi7116/
Munyave719/
Munyowo717/
Munjaba714/
Munyowe714/
Munyova714/
Munhawo712/
Munhawe712/
Munyowi711/
Munhowa711/
Munyaui711/
Monyewa711/
Monyava711/
Munyemba672,778/
Munyimba67650/
Munyambo67371/
Munyavhi67275/
Munyambi6740/
Muniamba6727/
Munjamba6725/
Munhoiwa6724/
Munyavhe678/
Munyenwo674/
Munyambe672/
Mounyabo671/
Munyinwe671/
Munyenua671/
Munyemwe671/
Munyowho671/
Munhemwa671/
Munhawei671/
Munniaba671/
Munyomba671/

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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 Munyawa
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