Muganya Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Muganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 163 | 1:97,239 | 7,852 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Muganya (18) may also be a first name.
Muganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muganya (Hindi: मुगनया) occurs most in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muganya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,101,507th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muganya live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 97,239. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 64 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 33 percent reside and Central Province, where 3 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Uganda, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munganya | 93 | 381 | / |
| Mauganya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mugaanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maunganya | 88 | 166 | / |
| Munghanya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Mugonya | 86 | 1,004 | / |
| Muganja | 86 | 255 | / |
| Moganya | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mugania | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muganha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mungania | 80 | 1,265 | / |
| Mokganya | 80 | 640 | / |
| Mughanja | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mungonya | 80 | 81 | / |
| Munganja | 80 | 58 | / |
| Mughania | 80 | 40 | / |
| Mugoonya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Munganyo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Muganjia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mung'onya | 75 | 189 | / |
| Munghonya | 75 | 20 | / |
| Moughania | 75 | 8 | / |
| Munghanja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Moungania | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mungonnya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mung'anja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muganho | 71 | 188 | / |
| M'Mungania | 71 | 9 | / |
| Moganyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mugonyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mungaaniha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mogonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munganjo | 67 | 112 | / |
| Mungonyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mokgonya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokganyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugonnyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mugonja | 57 | 14 | / |
| Mugonha | 57 | 10 | / |
| Mugonia | 57 | 3 | / |
| Mughonja | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mungonja | 53 | 1 | / |
Muganya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muganya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुगनया | muganaya | 50 |
| मुगंया | muganya | 50 |
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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 Muganya
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