Muai Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Muai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Papua New Guinea451:181,19425,163
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Muai (7,025) may also be a first name.

Muai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muai (Hindi: मुा्ी) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Muai reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 77,378th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,025 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Papua, where 42 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 34 percent reside and Central Kalimantan, where 10 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Malaysia, where 16 percent reside.

Muai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muai last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Muai earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muaid8924/
Muais8919/
Muaiz8912/
Muait8912/
Muaih891/
Muaip891/
Muayis8017/
Muahit805/
Muayid804/
Muahio804/
Mbouai801/
Muajie801/
Muoi752,878/
Muae7511/
Muhajji7340/
Muhaahi732/
Muaitch731/
Muoio672,352/
Mboui671,577/
Mwahi67276/
Mvoua67116/
Mbaoi6765/
Mueei677/
Muayo676/
Mbaui675/
Muaoa675/
Mvoui672/
Muoei672/
Mwoui671/
Muooa671/
Muoid671/
Mwaua671/

Muai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muai in the Hindi language
मुा्ीmuai62.5
मुआईmu'a'i25
मुाीmuai12.5

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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 Muai
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