Amuhaya Surname

456,246th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amuhaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amuhaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7391:62,4906,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Amuhaya (17) may also be a first name.

Amuhaya Last Name Facts

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

Amuhaya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amuhaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amuhaya is the 456,246th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,821,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amuhaya reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 739 people, or 1 in 62,490. In Kenya Amuhaya is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 27 percent live, Vihiga County, where 24 percent live and Kakamega County, where 23 percent live. Besides Kenya Amuhaya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.

Amuhaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amouhaya931/
Omuhaya86192/
Gamuhay8661/
Amouhay864/
Amuhaja862/
Amuhaia862/
Amutaya861/
Amouaya861/
Hamuhaa861/
Gamouaya801/
Amuthiya801/
Emuhay773,864/
Amuhau779/
Amuhey774/
Amuuay771/
Amuteya7153/
Amuhaji7116/
Emuhaye714/
Amuhoyi713/
Amauhau711/
Amusiya711/
Amusuya711/
Hamusiya67470/
Hamouhaj679/
Hamuteya674/
Hamutayi672/
Amusheye671/
Amouiyah671/
Amouchea671/
Hamuseya671/

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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
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  • 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 Amuhaya
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