Munywa Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5721:80,7347,443
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Munywa (117) may also be a first name.

Munywa Last Name Facts

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

Munywa is most common in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Munywa? popularity and diffusion

Munywa is the 547,713th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Munywa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Munywa is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 117 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 80,734. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Machakos County, where 23 percent reside, Kitui County, where 19 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 15 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Munywa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munyw'a922/
Muny'wa921/
Munoywa921/
Munnywah861/
Munuwa83298/
Munywe8332/
Munjwa8317/
Muniwa8316/
Munewa8315/
Munhwa832/
Munhuwa77392/
Munuhwa77152/
Munaiwa77138/
Munuwha779/
Munyowo777/
Munajwa775/
Munyova774/
Mungiwa771/
Munyowi771/
Munuwai771/
Mhonywa771/
Munywii771/
Munhoiwa7124/
Munniwai7121/
Munhuhwa7121/
Munyowho711/
Munnuwah711/
Munhuwha711/
Monewa671,519/
Moniwa67721/
Muneva6792/
Muniba6775/
Munuwe6717/
Munuva6712/
Munjua6711/
Munewe678/
Muniwe678/
Muniva677/
Monjwa675/
Monyva673/
Munewi671/
Munuwi671/
Muneba671/
Munhua671/
Munjwe671/
Monywe671/

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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 Munywa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis