Globally, Munene (Munene 
) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Munene is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a rare primarily girly, but scarcely boy's name, Kenya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare girly name. More frequently, Munene is the last name as well as the forename.