Mahuyu Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mahuyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahuyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1841:287,72622,395
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mahuyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahuyu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahuyu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,181,191st most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. Mahuyu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mahuyu live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mahuyu is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 287,726. In Tanzania Mahuyu is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 98 percent live, Mara Region, where 1 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahauyu921/
Mauyu9158/
Mayuyu83844/
Muhuyu8361/
Mahuju8320/
Mahyyu831/
Mayuyuy771/
Mauju7325/
Maoyu739/
Maeyu737/
Mouyu731/
Meuyu731/
Mangheyu711/
Mahieu6715,166/
Mahiou671,249/
Mahyou67420/
Muyoyu67367/
Mahihu67193/
Muyayu67159/
Muyuyu67158/
Majuju67116/
Maehau6737/
Maiayu6721/
Majhiu677/
Mujuyu677/
Mahehu676/
Mehayu676/
Mayayu675/
Maiyyu675/
Moyayu674/
Meuyyu674/
Maehou672/
Meuyeu672/
Maheju672/
Miyayu671/
Maheiu671/
Majeyu671/
Maujus671/
Mauius671/
Maioyu671/
Mouyue671/
Maheou671/
Maiuheuiu671/
Muyeyu671/
Mojuyu671/
Miehyu671/
Maweyu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mahuyu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis