Monkya Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Monkya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Monkya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Monkya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Monkya occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Monkya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Monkya is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Monkya are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Monkya is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 78 percent reside, Buvuma District, where 11 percent reside and Wakiso District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Uganda Monkya occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Monkhya921/
Mongkya921/
Mongkhya8641/
Monkia83484/
Monkyo8336/
Mankya8315/
Mongkoyea807/
Monkhia7714/
Mounkia774/
Mangkya773/
Monkiah772/
Mankhya771/
Mongkea771/
Mangkhya71144/
Mongkhia7119/
Mankayya712/
Mongkeha711/
Mankia6729/
Mankyo6726/
Monkio6716/
Mankja674/
Monkeo671/

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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 Monkya
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