Munyu Surname

175,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Munyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9821:55,1717,009
Kenya7111:64,9516,257
Tanzania3731:141,93513,029
Zimbabwe1141:135,42317,730
Cameroon991:209,78921,424
Uganda771:507,00428,868
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Zambia171:932,34829,315
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Munyu (120) may also be a first name.

Munyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munyu (Hindi: मुनयु, Russian: Муню) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 175,211th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,979,373 people. The surname Munyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Munyu reside; 47 percent reside in East Africa and 46 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Munyu is also the 852,104th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 120 people.

Munyu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 982 people, or 1 in 55,171. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 20 percent live. Other than South Africa Munyu is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 29 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.

Munyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Munyu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.29% less than the national average, earning R 127,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyua918,601/
Muunyu91155/
Maunyu913/
Munyuy913/
Munnyu912/
Mhunyu912/
Munyou911/
Munyhu911/
Muniu805,246/
Munju80344/
Munhu80193/
Monyu8063/
Mugnu801/
Munyuová7712/
Munyohiu771/
Meunyuth771/
Mungiu73488/
Munjiu73244/
Monnyu7333/
Muneju7312/
Munjui7311/
Munius739/
Monyuy739/
Munoju736/
Munjau735/
Munihu735/
Munniu733/
Munjut733/
Munjuu732/
Mumniu732/
Munheu732/
Munhau732/
Mungnu731/
Monyua731/
Muniou731/
Mugnus731/
Mutnju731/
Munjou731/
Munjhu731/
Monyuh731/
Mounju731/
Munieu731/
Muniue731/
Monyhu731/
Mhugnu731/
Muniuy731/
Meunieu6757/
Munnieu6734/
Moutnju676/
Mougnou674/
Mouniou672/
Mhuunhu671/
Muingiu671/
Muniutė671/
Munhieu671/
Muynjau671/
Muñu671/
Maungnu671/

Munyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Munyu in the Hindi language
मुनयुmunayu50
मुन्युmun'yu50
Munyu in the Russian language
Мунюmunu-

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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 Munyu
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