MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Munga mean?
Munga takes its meaning from the Hindi word for coral. Coral beads have long been used in jewellery, giving the personal name an ornament and sea association.
Meaning themes
gems
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
मूंगा
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
मुंगा
Letter-by-letter: muṃgā
1,278 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Munga in Indian usage
5,182 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 3,255 records (62.8%).
- Recorded as male: 1,927 records (37.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 417 |
| 1940s | 837 |
| 1950s | 1,009 |
| 1960s | 1,207 |
| 1970s | 842 |
| 1980s | 535 |
| 1990s | 219 |
| Other decades | 116 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 1,718 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,073 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 872 |
| Rajasthan | 725 |
| Jharkhand | 309 |
| Maharashtra | 252 |
| Uttarakhand | 125 |
| Other states | 108 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001