Amukaya Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Amukaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amukaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2651:174,26413,206
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Amukaya (74) may also be a first name.

Amukaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Amukaya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amukaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 961,438th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Amukaya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 74 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 174,264. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 78 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 20 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 0 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Amukaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Amukaya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamukaya9339/
Amukhaya932/
Amukayah931/
Amukay921/
Amukaa921/
Haamukaya881/
Amukoya86781/
Omukaya86154/
Amukayi866/
Amukaye864/
Amukiya861/
Amukeya861/
Amukuya861/
Amukaha861/
Amikaya861/
Amuka831,550/
Amoukaye8012/
Amukhiya805/
Amukuyat802/
Amukhayi801/
Amoukaha801/
Amukoa77853/
Amucay77157/
Hamuka77112/
Amouka77109/
Amukai7724/
Amokaa7713/
Ameuka7710/
Amikay776/
Ahmuka776/
Amuuka772/
Amokay772/
Amauka771/
Omukay771/
Amukea771/
Amukyo771/
Aimukhiya755/
Amukoye71266/
Amukuyi7154/
Hamouka7149/
Amukoyo7145/
Amokaye7134/
Omukayo7110/
Hamauka719/
Omukuya717/
Amoukai717/
Amokayi714/
Hamuuka714/
Omukoya714/
Omokaya714/
Amokaaa714/
Amokoya712/
Emukiya711/
Amikiya711/
Gamukai711/
Omukayi711/
Hamukau711/
Amukaut711/
Amukuja711/
Amukyia711/
Omukaye711/
Omukayu711/
Omuka671,309/
Amoka671,012/
Amukhoye67278/
Amuki67231/
Ammukkha67206/
Amuke67193/
Amuca67174/
Omokhaya679/
Hamuicka679/
Emukhiya675/
Amokahaa674/
Aummukka671/
Omukuhya671/
Gaymukae671/
Aamokaha671/
Ammokaha671/
Hammouka671/
Ahamouka671/
Amukeyet671/
Amukeyit671/

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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 Amukaya
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