Mungai is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mungai
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Rare Italian name brought in Tuscany (province of Pistoia), undoubtedly plural of any Mungaio. I do not know the meaning. One of the closer Mungo surname present in Calabria, also of uncertain meaning.

How popular is Mungai?

Mungai is common in Kenya.

Mungai is ranked 4282 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Mungais grew by 90.4 per cent to 476 since 2000 and ranked 45026 after elevating 27440 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 75.63 54.4
White 19.12 42
Others 3.78 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 1.26 0
Mungai is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Kenya which signifies that it is originated from Kenya. Around 127734 people have been found who wears Mungai as their family name. Mungai is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
1,373 Sudan6
7,294 Kuwait3
2,135 Rwanda3
19,093 Finland2
24,766 Scotland2
91,784 Netherlands2
5,936 Bahrain2
219,873 France2
5,298 Botswana2
2,374 Bermuda1
16,228 Bulgaria1
24,771 Colombia1
91,024 Belgium1
810,193 Indonesia1
6,149 Ethiopia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
18,969 Wales1
880 Djibouti1
17,236 Ghana1
2,613 The Bahamas1
11,510 Oman1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
56,169 Mexico1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
2,040 Mali1
20,172 Hungary1
1,818 Guernsey1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
5,916 Mozambique1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,731 Australia46
26,164 Sweden36
344,912 India28
116,847 Canada21
2,015 Iceland19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,538 Norway59
Countries with hundreds of Mungai:
45,584 United States595
9,824 Tanzania486
22,397 Italy448
16,300 England344
43,536 Germany235
11,096 Zimbabwe170
6,371 United Arab Emirates153
35,546 South Africa146
69,781 Brazil127
44,861 Argentina105
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Mungai:
3,162 Uganda1,680
Countries with hundred thousands of Mungai:
31 Kenya122,881
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Giuseppe Mungai from S.Alessio, Italy aboard the La Champagne from Havre on May 7, 1899. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in San Francisco. 48 years old Natale Mungai, Virgilio Mungai (27) Stone cutter, are others that migrated to US.

Mungai Namesakes

  • Joseph Maina Mungai, Writer
  • Teres Mungai, Actress
  • Joseph Maina Mungai, Writer
  • Joseph Maina Mungai, Writer
  • Rhesa Mungai, Screenwriter

Mungai Namesakes

  • Joseph Maina Mungai, Writer
  • Teres Mungai, Actress
  • Joseph Maina Mungai, Writer
  • Joseph Maina Mungai, Writer
  • Rhesa Mungai, Screenwriter

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