Munyi Surname

45,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,3371:4,946696
Tanzania1,5231:34,7614,054
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States111:32,950,812797,015
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Munyi (2,360) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muinyi9155/
Musnyi9123/
Muunyi912/
Mgunyi911/
Mounyi911/
Muni8964,626/
Muny89810/
Mmgunyi831/
Munahyi831/
Muniz80186,387/
Munni8081,564/
Munny8013,971/
Mguni809,758/
Musni808,872/
Munis806,587/
Muniy804,888/
Mungi804,747/
Mouni804,457/
Munit803,369/
Mugni802,931/
Munip802,844/
Munai802,396/
Mauny801,904/
Mauni801,689/
Mmuni801,209/
Muhni801,146/
Munio80879/
Mouny80805/
Munih80698/
Munie80572/
Munyo80509/
Munei80426/
Munay80392/
Muiny80201/
Muney80127/
Munoy80114/
Munii80114/
Mujni8079/
Mumni8072/
Munui8054/
Munoi8053/
Munij8040/
Munid8035/
Muuni8034/
Munhi8030/
Mutni8018/
Mhuni8017/
Muyni809/
Munys806/
Meuni805/
Munhy803/
Munuy801/
Muhny800/
Mungai7371,603/
Mungoi7323,628/
Moumni7322,365/
Muinay7315,143/
Mugnai734,143/
Mauney733,483/
Mahuni732,318/
Munich731,039/
Munaya73943/
Munish73886/
Musnit73759/
Mounie73629/
Mgouni73614/
Munnoi73555/
Mounis73303/
Mougni73291/
Muniss73283/
Mouney73281/
Mungay73246/
Munnis73228/
Mungoy73199/
Mounni73182/
Muingi73167/
Munnui73149/
Maunio73122/
Mounit73118/
Munyoh73114/
Maunie73100/
Mgungi7375/
Munist7371/
Maunis7362/
Munaiz7343/
Muniph7343/
Munych7343/
Mujnoi7342/
Muhney7339/
Munney7338/
Meunie7336/
Mouhni7336/
Mugnie7334/
Maunay7333/
Munnie7332/
Maunih7330/
Mounai7329/
Maunit7328/
Muinoi7325/
Munhai7323/
Mungni7320/
Mounyo7320/
Munnay7319/
Mutney7319/
Munnai7319/
Mungii7318/
Musnip7317/
Muinai7316/
Muiniz7313/
Mutnai7312/
Muunni7311/
Maunyo7311/
Munniz7310/
Munaip7310/
Maungi7310/
Mounih739/
Munaia738/
Munais738/
Mungiy738/
Munizt738/
Mutnit737/
Munyts737/
Mungih736/
Mungey735/
Maunei735/
Musnoi735/
Munaid735/
Moungi735/
Mugnoi735/
Musnhi735/
Munnio735/
Mujnai735/
Mugnay735/
Hmouni735/
Mmguni735/
Mousni735/
Munngi734/
Mutnoi734/
Munniy734/
Mounay734/
Mutnii733/
Mouhny733/
Mmunni733/
Munyhe733/
Mounid733/
Munait733/
Maunii733/
Mounio733/
Musnid733/
Munnuy733/
Musney732/
Musgni732/
Munhid732/
Maunni732/
Munnit732/
Mouniz732/
Munhiz732/
Meuney732/
Munioh732/
Meunis732/
Mhguni732/
Muthni732/
Mausni731/
Mauhni731/
Maunhi731/
Maunip731/
Mauniz731/
M'Guni731/
Meuniz731/
Mhuini731/
Mhunhi731/
Muttni731/
Musnii731/
Munaiy731/
Muneey731/
Muniea731/
Munisd731/
Munnij731/
Munnip731/
Muinui731/
Munhis731/
Meunni731/
Mmuniz731/
Munuiz731/
Munoiz731/
Munizz731/
Mu'nis731/
Mauniy731/
Mugney731/
Moutni731/
Mounoi731/
Mounoy731/
Mounei731/
Meugni731/
Meunai731/
Meunhi731/
Mhouni731/
Mujnei731/
Munehy731/
Muneiz731/
Muneys731/
Muinie731/
Muhngi731/
Muni'e731/
Munieh731/
Muniey731/
Munnei731/
Munnyy731/
Munáiz731/
Muunai731/
Muunyo731/
Mutgni731/
Mgunei731/
Muinii731/
Muinoy731/
Munysz731/
Munnoy731/
Mumnoi731/
Muynoi731/
Musnih731/
Maugni731/
Mumney730/
Muinis730/
Muttny730/
Munitt730/
Mumnay730/
Muna6774,547/
Mony6753,954/
Mune674,160/
Mungaya671,787/
Munj671,484/
Moungai67783/
Munyowa67691/
Munnich67448/
Mounieh67317/
Mounhij67273/
Moungay67158/
Moungey67102/
Munh6794/
Móni6776/
Munhois6754/
Muinaya6753/
Musenni6747/
Mougnai6736/
Maunais6731/
Mounish6730/
Munhais6730/
Mounaya6726/
Maunish6717/
Mahauni6715/
Muñy6713/
Mougnei6712/
Mungnai679/
Muñi679/
Mounait679/
Mounich677/
Muné677/
Munnish676/
Munhoiz676/
Maugnie676/
Muingai676/
Mouneit674/
Mounais674/
Mungaia674/
Mungnoi674/
Mahunni673/
Musinni673/
Maungey673/
Mahunay673/
Moungni673/
Mungnoy673/
Mutnich672/
Munnaya672/
Munishs672/
Mungaai672/
Monieyi672/
Mounaia672/
Mmoumni672/
Moumnni672/
Mounnoi672/
Maunich671/
Mouneih671/
Mounney671/
Munahij671/
D'Muniz671/
Mugnais671/
Maunaia671/
Muggini671/
Mousnij671/
Mounnai671/
Meugnai671/
Meunihe671/
Mungaih671/
Mumnich671/
Muhnyoh671/
Musnait671/
Moumnii671/
Moumnui671/
Mouniss671/
Muna'gi671/
Munnais671/
Munnuip671/
Musnaip671/
Meunaid671/
Hmunnuy671/
Moutney670/
Munheid670/
Maunney670/
Meunich670/
Mauniss670/

Munyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munyi in the Marathi language
मुन्यीmun'yi-
Munyi in the Hindi language
मुनयीmunayi83.33
मुण्यिाmunyia16.67

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