Munyaye Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Munyaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Munyaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyaye is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munyaye is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Munyaye live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Munyay921/
Munyayi86878/
Munyaya8624/
Munhaye866/
Munjaye866/
Monyaye862/
Munyiye861/
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Mouniaye8013/
Mounjaye801/
Muniayee801/
Munyua778,601/
Muniye7757/
Munyie7711/
Munjay778/
Muniay776/
Mugnay775/
Munyuy773/
Munyaa773/
Munjae771/
Munyea770/
Mungeya71653/
Munjayi71150/
Minyawe71122/
Munjeya7195/
Mungeye7183/
Minyayo7151/
Munjeye7135/
Munjiya7133/
Munyaji7131/
Munjaya7130/
Munyaha7119/
Muniyya7112/
Munheya7110/
Minyoye716/
Muniiya715/
Munijay715/
Mounyie714/
Munyoia714/
Munyoyi714/
Munhiya712/
Monyeye712/
Munhawe712/
Munhayi712/
Munyatheya711/
Munjoya711/
Muniayo711/
Minyayi711/
Munyaoa711/
Munjiye711/
Munyuya711/
Monyaje711/
Munyiya711/
Munjhay711/
Muniaya711/
Munjiyah67451/
Munyagia67109/
Munjiyat6722/
Muniayah679/
Munjajee678/
Mungiyya672/
Muenjayi671/
Muniayya671/
Munyaiah671/
Munniyya671/
Munisiya671/
Munhouya671/
Munihiya671/

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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 Munyaye
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