Munyira Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munyira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4701:32,8475,074
Kenya1071:431,58823,328
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Munyira (13) may also be a first name.

Munyira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyira is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 519,402nd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. Munyira is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyira live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Munyira is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 32,847. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 44 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 13 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.

Munyira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (75%) in Kenya.

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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 Munyira
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