Munyeke Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Munyeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2681:172,31313,112
Zambia971:163,40111,461
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165

Munyeke (121) may also be a first name.

Munyeke Last Name Facts

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

Munyeke is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 676,370th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyeke live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Munyeke is also the 848,089th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 121 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 172,313. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 98 percent live, Machakos County, where 0 percent live and Migori County, where 0 percent live. Besides Kenya Munyeke is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Munyeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Munyeke surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monyeke86878/
Munyeki86492/
Munyeka86429/
Mungeke864/
Munjeke863/
Munoeke861/
Munieke861/
Munyike861/
Munyoike802/
Mungieke801/
Muneyuke801/
Munyikeu801/
Mounieke801/
Munike77373/
Munake7793/
Mmounaeke752/
Meuneukeu751/
Munyichee751/
Monyeki714,436/
Munyika712,992/
Munyiki7135/
Monieke7128/
Monyike7116/
Munjeka7115/
Monyeka7112/
Muneaki716/
Mounake715/
Munikee714/
Mmunake713/
Muinike713/
Munieka711/
Moneake711/
Mounike711/
Munaake711/
Munakke711/
Munhake711/
Munnake711/
Monayke711/
Mungeki711/
Munhike711/
Muneyuki67624/
Maunakea67137/
Munyikis6755/
Munyioka6734/
Munnicke6710/
Monayeka674/
Munyikha671/
Muinyika671/
Monayake671/
Munyikai671/
Muniyaka671/

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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 Munyeke
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