Munyeshyaka Surname

122,500th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Munyeshyaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyeshyaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,7211:3,054749
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Munyeshyaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyeshyaka occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyeshyaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munyeshyaka is the 122,500th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,952,719 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyeshyaka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Munyeshyaka is most prevalent in Rwanda, where it is borne by 3,721 people, or 1 in 3,054. Outside of Rwanda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyeshaka9520/
Munye-Shaka911/
Munyishaka861/
Munyashaka861/
Munshaka841/
Munyashka801/
Mneshyk7810/
Munshak7810/
Manshaka7421/
Mynyshak7413/
Munishak744/
Menshaka742/
Munshika741/
Munshiak741/
Manishaka705/
Munyashki704/
Manshak6790/
Mnushka6741/
Menshak6726/
Munshek6714/
Mnyshko679/
Mnyshek678/
Menshyk677/
Minshak676/
Munshac673/
Mwanashaka672/
Munshki671/
Munshaq671/

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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 Munyeshyaka
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