Munyes Surname

85,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Munyes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4,9451:7,8951,381
Kenya6721:68,7206,557
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Munyes (916) may also be a first name.

Munyes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyes is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munyes is the 85,806th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,296,947 people. The surname Munyes is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyes reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Munyes is also the 267,824th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 916 people.

The last name Munyes is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 4,945 people, or 1 in 7,895. In Uganda Munyes is most frequent in: Napak District, where 30 percent reside, Nakapiripirit District, where 22 percent reside and Kotido District, where 22 percent reside. Not including Uganda Munyes is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Munyes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyoes928/
Munayes924/
Munyies921/
Munyess921/
Muniyes921/
Munyetse861/
Munees8397/
Munies8348/
Munjes8325/
Munyis8323/
Mugnes8316/
Munoes8310/
Munges837/
Monyes834/
Munues831/
Muneas831/
Muneys831/
Munhaes7771/
Muneesh7750/
Muniyas7711/
Mungesh7711/
Munjesh772/
Munejas771/
Moneyes771/
Mouneus771/
Munayas771/
Munehas771/
Munawes771/
Mugness771/
Muneyos771/
Mounees771/
Maunees770/
Munnies770/
Meunies770/
Mounues770/
Mounaysh7136/
Muinayas719/
Munawesh711/
Meunheus711/
Mouneesh711/
Munnayas711/
Munawies711/
Munajies711/
Monjes674,794/
Monies67144/
Muneez6780/
Moneas6735/
Muniez6727/
Moneis6713/
Munais678/
Monyis676/
Munoez676/
Monays673/
Munñez672/
Munhez672/
Moneys672/
Munhis671/
Mounaheis671/
Mauñes671/
Muneiz671/
Munous670/

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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
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  • 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 Munyes
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