Muhiya Surname
Approximately 9,537 people bear this surname
Muhiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 9,447 | 1:7,820 | 971 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Muhiya (1,436) may also be a first name.
Muhiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muhiya (Hindi: मुहिया) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Muhiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhiya? popularity and diffusion
Muhiya is the 53,528th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 764,134 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Muhiya live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,926th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,436 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 9,447 people, or 1 in 7,820. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muhiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muhiya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुहिया | muhiya | 94.74 |
| मुहीय | muhiya | 5.26 |
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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 Muhiya
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