Muhija Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Muhija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 236 | 1:224,329 | 18,617 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Muhija (49) may also be a first name.
Muhija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muhija (Hindi: मुहीजा) has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Muhija.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhija? popularity and diffusion
Muhija is the 1,028,911th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname Muhija is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Muhija are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Muhija is also the 1,430,306th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 224,329. In Tanzania Muhija is mostly found in: Morogoro Region, where 40 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 36 percent are found and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Muhija occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhija in the Hindi language | ||
| मुहीजा | muhija | 66.67 |
| मुहिजा | muhija | 33.33 |
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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 Muhija
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