Munyema Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Munyema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1231:128,8619,635
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Munyema (57) may also be a first name.

Munyema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyema is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Munyema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munyema is the 1,006,539th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyema reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Munyema is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 57 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 128,861. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Province, where 65 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 15 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyeme86906/
Munyima86283/
Mungema86214/
Munyemo86144/
Munyemi86125/
Muniema8689/
Munjema862/
Munhema862/
Muneema861/
Munuema861/
Munyimai8012/
Munayama805/
Muneemma802/
Munyemeh802/
Mougnema801/
Muniyama801/
Muneamma801/
Mouniema801/
Munuyama801/
Munieama801/
Muniyamma7565/
Munyimi71608/
Munyimo7195/
Monyima7144/
Munieme7134/
Munhemo7113/
Muniemo714/
Mungeme714/
Monyeme713/
Munniyamma713/
Munyime712/
Muniyammah712/
Muniima711/
Munjemo711/
Mungemo711/
Monyemo711/
Munjima711/
Munujma711/
Mugnemi710/
Munaimah67189/
Mounouma6715/
Mougneme671/
Munameah671/
Munjjemo671/
Mungouma671/
Monuyama671/
Mooniema671/

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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 Munyema
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