Munyeme Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Munyeme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyeme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia7921:20,0132,224
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Munyeme (75) may also be a first name.

Munyeme Last Name Facts

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

Munyeme is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyeme? popularity and diffusion

Munyeme is the 390,762nd most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyeme reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 75 people.

The surname Munyeme is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 20,013. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 63 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Western Province, where 11 percent live. Other than Zambia Munyeme is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyemeh932/
Munyema86253/
Munyemi86125/
Munieme8634/
Mungeme864/
Monyeme863/
Munyime862/
Mounaeme803/
Mouneime802/
Mougneme801/
Muname778/
Munime772/
Moungneme751/
Munheimer750/
Munyimi71608/
Munyima71283/
Muniema7189/
Munaemi7137/
Moungoueme7111/
Munhame716/
Munjema712/
Mouname712/
Moneame711/
Moneime711/
Mounime711/
Munimee711/
Mugnemi710/
Mounheimer710/
Mounaime67278/
Mounoume6712/
Munyimai6712/
Munayama675/
Munameah671/
Munieama671/
Maunaume671/
Munuyama671/
Mouniema671/
Mugnaime671/
Muniyama671/
Muneamma671/

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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 Munyeme
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