Mua Surname

31,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Samoa

Mua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam7,9381:11,671299
Cameroon2,8491:7,290908
Papua New Guinea7471:10,915969
Kenya6061:76,2047,124
Fiji5971:1,498200
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Philippines5461:185,41829,705
Samoa5281:36784
Nigeria4461:397,18120,879
Indonesia3801:348,02430,135
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Cambodia2511:61,7021,980
Uganda2481:157,41613,734
Italy1561:392,03044,332
India961:7,990,264168,289
England661:844,21344,691
Solomon Islands621:9,3551,591
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Taiwan371:633,6424,637
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
American Samoa191:2,935631
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Laos91:732,036508
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Niue11:1,614145

Mua (15,127) may also be a first name.

Mua Last Name Facts

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

Mua (Hindi: मुा, Oriya: ମୁଆ) is borne by more people in Vietnam than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,743rd most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 433,679 people. The surname Mua is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Mua live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Viet-Asia. It is also the 46,123rd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,127 people.

Mua is most numerous in Vietnam, where it is carried by 7,938 people, or 1 in 11,671. In Vietnam it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest, where 32 percent are found, Southeast, where 18 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Vietnam this surname occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Mua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mua surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mua last name are 2.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mua earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.94% less than the national average, earning R 168,876 per year; in Vietnam they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning 80,460,300 ₫ per year and in United States they earn 15.69% less than the national average, earning $36,381 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaz862,909/
Muas862,526/
Muad861,943/
Muay861,618/
Muoa861,071/
Muat86722/
Muap8658/
Mmua8649/
Mwua8648/
Muaj8644/
Muaa8628/
Muea8614/
Muae8611/
Hmua861/
Mhua861/
Mouha754,722/
Muadh753,625/
Muhaj75864/
Muaaz75200/
Muadz75192/
Muazz7561/
Muhaç7522/
Muaau7522/
Muash7520/
Muaad7515/
Muahy7513/
Mguha7511/
Muaaj7510/
Mhuha755/
Muayd752/
Muach752/
Mua'z751/
Muayy751/
Muats751/
Muass751/
Muaai751/
Mmuat751/
Muahh751/
Mmuoa751/
Mua'a751/
Muaat751/
Muaiy751/
Mmuaa751/
Mmuah751/
Mba67220,264/
Muo671,688/
Muhadd671,527/
Mva671,191/
Mwa67915/
Mouhat67323/
Mouhad6757/
Mouhay6747/
Muahys6729/
Muaadh679/
Mouhas675/
Mmuoha673/
Mouhah672/
Muhatt672/
Mouhaj672/
Mouhai672/
Muhays672/
Muhaat672/
Mua'az671/
Mmuaha671/
Geemua671/
Mmuhad671/
Muhajj671/
Muhoha671/
Mouhau671/
Mouhaa671/
Muacht670/

Mua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mua in the Oriya language
ମୁଆmu'a83.33
ମୂଆmu'a16.67
Mua in the Hindi language
मुाmua70.41
मुआmu'a17.35
मुअmu'a9.18
मूााmuaa2.04
मूाmua1.02

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mua
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