Munyika Surname

147,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munyika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1771:62,7697,445
Zimbabwe1,1031:13,9971,927
Zambia5051:31,3863,219
Tanzania1221:433,94830,252
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Kenya211:2,199,04336,489
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Munyika (283) may also be a first name.

Munyika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyika is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Munyika click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyika? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,887th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,435,677 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munyika live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 526,385th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 283 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,177 people, or 1 in 62,769. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent reside and Zambia, where 17 percent reside.

Munyika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Munyika last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyioka9334/
Munyikha931/
Muinyika931/
Munyikai931/
Munyeka86429/
Monyika86149/
Munyiko86131/
Munyiki8635/
Munjika864/
Munieka861/
Munyike861/
Munyikis8055/
Mouniika803/
Munyoike802/
Munyikeu801/
Meunjika801/
Muiniekka759/
Munyeki71492/
Munyeke71441/
Mungeka71135/
Munyeko7165/
Monyike7116/
Munjeka7115/
Monyeka7112/
Monyiki714/
Monieka713/
Munjica712/
Munieke711/
Munhica711/
Munjiko711/
Munjiki711/
Munieko711/
Munhike711/
Moniika711/
Mungieko6721/
Mounieko676/
Munjioko674/
Mounieke671/
Mmunyeko671/
Mungieke671/
Mun'yeko671/
Moniecka671/
Mugnuiko671/

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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 Munyika
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