Munyewe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Munyewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Munyewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyewe is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Munyewe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyewe reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Munyewe is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Besides Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyewa8613/
Munyeiwa8025/
Mounyebe801/
Muneewej801/
Munyehwa801/
Munyiw77109/
Munawe7792/
Muniwe778/
Muniyabee751/
Munyiwa7116/
Mounawe717/
Munieve717/
Munhawe712/
Munoywa711/
Munawee711/
Monyewa711/
Munavee711/
Munyive711/
Muneabe711/
Munayiwa6717/
Munoyevi6712/
Munieves672/
Mounouwe672/
Munhyeva671/
Mungauwe671/
Munoyiwa671/
Munhawei671/

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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 Munyewe
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