Munywe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Munywe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Munywe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Munywe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Munywe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Munywe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Munywe is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Munywe is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Munywe reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 69 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,776,150. In Kenya Munywe is mostly found in: Muranga County, where 35 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 15 percent are found and Kiambu County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Munywe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Munywa83584/
Munuwe8317/
Muniwe838/
Munewe838/
Monywe831/
Munjwe831/
Muniwet77108/
Munewej7730/
Munhuwe7710/
Munyw'a772/
Munywii771/
Munoywa771/
Muny'wa771/
Munuwei771/
Munyowi771/
Munhuwei71215/
Munnewer711/
Muneewej711/
Munive6710,082/
Munuve674,463/
Monewe67206/
Munibe6768/
Moniwe6717/
Munjwa6717/
Muniwa6716/
Munewa6715/
Muneve677/
Munebi676/
Muneewech671/
Munebe671/
Munuwi671/
Munewi671/
Munevi671/

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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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  • 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 Munywe
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