Munyi Surname
Approximately 11,375 people bear this surname
Munyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,337 | 1:4,946 | 696 |
| Tanzania | 1,523 | 1:34,761 | 4,054 |
| DR Congo | 445 | 1:166,022 | 17,095 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Munyi (2,360) may also be a first name.
Munyi Demographics
Munyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Munyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Munyi (Hindi: मुनयी, Marathi: मुन्यी) is found most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munyi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 45,603rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 640,663 people. The last name Munyi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munyi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 153,004th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 2,360 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 9,337 people, or 1 in 4,946. In Kenya Munyi is primarily concentrated in: Embu County, where 40 percent reside, Kirinyaga County, where 18 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Munyi is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Munyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Munyi surname is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.
The amount Munyi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.47% less than the national average, earning R 58,296 per year and in United States they earn 234.6% more than the national average, earning $144,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Munyi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Munyi in the Marathi language | ||
| मुन्यी | mun'yi | - |
| Munyi in the Hindi language | ||
| मुनयी | munayi | 83.33 |
| मुण्यिा | munyia | 16.67 |
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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 Munyi
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