Mikunya Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mikunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mikunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mikunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mikunya (Russian: Микуня) occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mikunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mikunya is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Mikunya is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Mikunya are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Lindi Region, where 90 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mikonya8689/
Mikunia861/
Mikhonya801/
Maikounia751/
Mikonja7111/
Micuinha6713/
Mekhonya671/
Maikoniah631/
Mekkunjai631/
Mekonyo5745/
Mikonio576/

Mikunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mikunya in the Russian language
Микуняmikuna-

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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 Mikunya
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