Munyui Surname

236,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munyui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munyui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6731:27,6033,071
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Munyui (282) may also be a first name.

Munyui Last Name Facts

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

The last name Munyui is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Munyui? popularity and diffusion

The last name Munyui is the 236,297th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,284,272 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Munyui are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 527,582nd most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 282 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,673 people, or 1 in 27,603. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 39 percent live, Kirinyaga County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Munyui Last Name Statistics demography

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

Munyui earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyaui921/
Monyui833/
Munyue832/
Mounyue771/
Monyoui770/
Mougnoui718/
Monyouhi711/
Munyuuha711/
Muniue671/
Mougnooui671/
Muniues621/
Muniuez621/

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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 Munyui
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