Muhaya Surname
Approximately 1,613 people bear this surname
Muhaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 528 | 1:100,268 | 9,854 |
| DR Congo | 451 | 1:163,813 | 16,894 |
| Indonesia | 434 | 1:304,722 | 27,002 |
| Kenya | 98 | 1:471,223 | 24,622 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Muhaya (2,453) may also be a first name.
Muhaya Demographics
Muhaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muhaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muhaya (Hindi: मुहया, Marathi: मुहया) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 246,537th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,518,007 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Muhaya live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 149,368th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 2,453 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 528 people, or 1 in 100,268. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Geita Region, where 31 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 27 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Muhaya exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Indonesia, where 27 percent reside.
Muhaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुहया | muhaya | - |
| Muhaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुहया | muhaya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Muhaya
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