Amukoya Surname
Approximately 781 people bear this surname
Amukoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 770 | 1:59,974 | 5,876 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Amukoya (189) may also be a first name.
Amukoya Demographics
Amukoya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Amukoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amukoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amukoya is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Amukoya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 438,773rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,331,045 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Amukoya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Amukoya is also the 661,310th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 189 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 59,974. In Kenya Amukoya is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 12 percent are found and Busia County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Amukoya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amukoa | 92 | 853 | / |
| Amukaya | 86 | 271 | / |
| Amukoye | 86 | 266 | / |
| Amukoyo | 86 | 45 | / |
| Omukoya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Amokoya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amukuya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amukeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amukyia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amukiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amukhoye | 80 | 278 | / |
| Hamukaya | 80 | 39 | / |
| Amukhiya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Amukhaya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amukuyat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amukayah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amukai | 77 | 24 | / |
| Omukoa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Amokoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amukaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amukea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amukay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aimukhiya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Haamukaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amoukou | 71 | 241 | / |
| Omukaya | 71 | 154 | / |
| Omokoya | 71 | 107 | / |
| Amukuyi | 71 | 54 | / |
| Omukuya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Amoukai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Omukoyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Amukayi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Amukaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amukaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amukuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amikaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hasmukhoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamukai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amukaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amokoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omukoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emukiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amokoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amukhoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amukoje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amikiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamukau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amoukaye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Omokhoya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hamikoye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emukhiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omukuhya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amukhayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omuskoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amukeyit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amukeyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haimikoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amoukaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaymukae | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Amukoya
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