Munyen Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1191:328,06122,062
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Munyen (24) may also be a first name.

Munyen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyen is most common in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Munyen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,136,896th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Munyen are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Munyen is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

Munyen is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 328,061. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kotido District, where 90 percent live, Kaabong District, where 8 percent live and Moroto District, where 2 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Munyen Last Name Statistics demography

Munyen earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning R 248,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muniyen926/
Munnyene861/
Munyieng861/
Munien831,864/
Mungen83173/
Monyen8349/
Munyin8341/
Munhen8320/
Muneen8310/
Munein838/
Munyem837/
Munean834/
Munjen833/
Munyengue801/
Muniyan773,156/
Mounien77369/
Munayem77361/
Munyina77244/
Muneean7754/
Munienė7743/
Munayin7735/
Munayan7727/
Munnien7720/
Mungean7719/
Munayon7718/
Munjeen7717/
Monyehn779/
Mungein776/
Muneing775/
Mutnean774/
Moungen773/
Muneyin772/
Munngen772/
Muneain771/
Munejan771/
Monhyen771/
Munyine771/
Moneyen771/
Munehin771/
Mounjen771/
Mounean771/
Mouneen771/
Mounein771/
Muneyan771/
Muniene771/
Munjeng771/
Munjien771/
Munuyan771/
Munyemt771/
Munehan770/
Mounyengue7517/
Munngoen71798/
Munayang7181/
Munhowen7178/
Mooniyen7121/
Mougneng7117/
Muneejan7117/
Mougnene7115/
Muneymne7113/
Muniesen715/
Muniyand714/
Muinayan713/
Muuniyan713/
Musnayon712/
Munayeem712/
Mungayan711/
Muniyann711/
Munjenne711/
Munnayan711/
Munaiyon711/
Mooneyen711/
Muinyina711/
Munajeen711/
Munyhyna711/
Munniyan711/
Muinying711/
Monien67768/
Munain67589/
Muniem67406/
Monean67268/
Munjin67194/
Mouneimne67163/
Muneim67157/
Monein67128/
Moneyn6747/
Munjem6729/
Muneam6719/
Munhin6718/
Monyin6714/
Munhem6713/
Munhausen6711/
Monjen674/
Maungayan674/
Muniin672/
Munaun671/
Munheisen671/
Moniyn671/
Mouniyang671/
Muniengue671/
Munoun671/
Muneeyong671/
Maunngoen671/
Meunngoen671/
Munuin670/

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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 Munyen
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