Munyiwa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Munyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Munyiwa Last Name Facts

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

Munyiwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Munyiwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Munyiwa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Munyiwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Munyiwa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 92 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyeiwa9325/
Munyiva866,599/
Munyewa8613/
Munjiwa865/
Munyiba861/
Mhonyiwa8064/
Munhoiwa8024/
Munyehwa801/
Munyeba7141/
Munieva7131/
Munjiva7110/
Munyewe717/
Munyibi712/
Monyewa711/
Munyive711/
Munyibo711/
Monjiwa711/
Munjiba711/
Mungieva6746/
Mugnieva674/
Munjewad672/
Munhyeva671/
Mounjiewou591/
Munjibi5722/
Munieve577/
Munheva576/
Munjibo572/
Mumjieva5310/
Munjevad536/
Munieves532/
Mounyebe531/
Munyeboh531/
Mounjibi531/

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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 Munyiwa
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