Muhongya Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muhongya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muhongya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2221:175,85314,786
DR Congo961:769,57954,223

Muhongya (13) may also be a first name.

Muhongya Last Name Facts

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

Muhongya is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Muhongya.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhongya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 857,026th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhongya live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 13 people.

The surname Muhongya is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 222 people, or 1 in 175,853. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kasese District, where 88 percent are found, Kibaale District, where 10 percent are found and Bundibugyo District, where 0 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhogya933/
Muhongye8836/
Muhungya881/
Muhangya881/
Muangya80210/
Mujogya807/
Mbungya801/
Muhagya801/
Muhangyi75274/
Muangyai75171/
Muanguya7521/
Muhungye7516/
Muhangye7514/
Muhondja752/
Muhandya752/
Muyongea751/
Muyungya751/
M'Mbongya7127/
Muhang'ia711/
Mbohnguya711/
Mbogya711/
Mwangya67269/
Muangja67131/
Mbongea6721/
Mbondya6710/
Mwongye673/
Muandya671/
Mbungea671/

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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 Muhongya
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