Munywe Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Munywe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Munywe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Munywe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Munywe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Munywe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname 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.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,776,150. In Kenya Munywe is most numerous in: Muranga County, where 35 percent live, Kajiado County, where 15 percent live and Kiambu County, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munywa | 83 | 584 | / |
| Munuwe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Muniwe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Munewe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Monywe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Munjwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muniwet | 77 | 108 | / |
| Munewej | 77 | 30 | / |
| Munhuwe | 77 | 10 | / |
| Munyw'a | 77 | 2 | / |
| Munywii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munoywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muny'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munuwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munyowi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munhuwei | 71 | 215 | / |
| Munnewer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muneewej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munive | 67 | 10,082 | / |
| Munuve | 67 | 4,463 | / |
| Monewe | 67 | 206 | / |
| Munibe | 67 | 68 | / |
| Moniwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Munjwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Muniwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Munewa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Muneve | 67 | 7 | / |
| Munebi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Muneewech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munuwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Munevi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Munywe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis