Muheka Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Muheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Tanzania2421:218,76718,242
Uganda1061:368,29523,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Muheka (31) may also be a first name.

Muheka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muheka occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muheka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 298,939th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,724,702 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muheka reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Muheka is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 31 people.

The last name Muheka is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Apart from The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhekad921/
Muhekha921/
Muhika831,316/
Muheko8384/
Muheca832/
Miheka831/
Muhyoka774/
Mouhika774/
Muhaikah7114/
Mihika6712/
Muhiko674/
Mauika671/
Mouika671/
Mueica671/
Mouèka671/
Muhica671/

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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 Muheka
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