Muchinya Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muchinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muchinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

Muchinya (23) may also be a first name.

Muchinya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muchinya occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muchinya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Muchinya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Muchinya live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Muchinya is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo Muchinya exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutchinya9416/
Mucinya9328/
Muchenya88311/
Muchinja88297/
Mochinya8893/
Muchinia8874/
Muchinha8832/
Mukhinya885/
Muzhinya882/
Mujhinya881/
Mutshinya82836/
Mauchigna8212/
Muchenyoa821/
Mucheenya821/
Mujinya80702/
Muginya809/
Mucenya801/
Mutsinya7581/
Muchenja7553/
Muzhenya7531/
Muchinjo7519/
Mochenya7517/
Mouzinya757/
Mujjinya752/
Mochinja751/
Muchinio751/
Muchinijo7114/
Motshinya719/
Muchengia711/
Mugenya67492/
Mujinja67160/
Muzinja67105/
Mujenya6743/
Mujynya6719/
Mutchinijo671/

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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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  • 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 Muchinya
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