Muvunye Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muvunye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muvunye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Muvunye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muvunye is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muvunye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muvunye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bukomansimbi District, where 10 percent reside, Gomba District, where 10 percent reside and Kasese District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muvunge8622/
Mivunye861/
Muvunja71202/
Muwunge716/
Muvunji712/
Mubunge711/
Muwonye711/
Muvinje711/
Mubunje711/
Muvhunja6727/
Muvhunhi679/
Muvungai671/
Muvunaji671/
Mouvoungou591/
Muwinje5785/
Miwunya574/
Muwunja572/
Muwonje572/
Mubonje571/
Muvonji571/
Mubonehi535/
Muhwonje531/
Moubounou50306/

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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 Muvunye
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