Munyingu Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Munyingu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 146 | 1:108,561 | 8,496 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
Munyingu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munyingu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Munyingu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Munyingu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,104,724th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyingu reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 108,561. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 92 percent live, Eastern Province, where 3 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 2 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munnyingu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Munyigu | 93 | 2 | / |
| Munyengu | 88 | 58 | / |
| Muniengu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mouniengou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mungengu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Munhengu | 75 | 20 | / |
| Monyengu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Munyenuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mungenu | 67 | 353 | / |
| Mougnengou | 67 | 70 | / |
| Mougniegou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monyenou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Monyekgau | 59 | 5 | / |
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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 Munyingu
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