Muhonja Surname
Approximately 16,888 people bear this surname
Muhonja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 16,709 | 1:2,764 | 435 |
| Uganda | 167 | 1:233,768 | 17,802 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Muhonja (1,498) may also be a first name.
Muhonja Demographics
Muhonja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muhonja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muhonja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Muhonja is found most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muhonja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 31,606th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 431,522 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muhonja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 200,904th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,498 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 16,709 people, or 1 in 2,764. In Kenya Muhonja is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 43 percent live, Kakamega County, where 20 percent live and Nairobi County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Muhonja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhonjia | 93 | 115 | / |
| Muhonjah | 93 | 78 | / |
| Muhonjya | 93 | 11 | / |
| Muhonjja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muhonjiah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muhanja | 86 | 6 | / |
| Muyonja | 86 | 4 | / |
| Muhonya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Muhomja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhonia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muhongia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muyonjo | 71 | 585 | / |
| Muhanya | 71 | 531 | / |
| Mihonjo | 71 | 209 | / |
| Muhanjo | 71 | 75 | / |
| Muhania | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mujonjo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muhonyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muhaniah | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mueanjai | 67 | 25 | / |
| Muhangia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meuanjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muyonjjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujjonjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muhanniah | 63 | 31 | / |
| Moohounia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mouhognou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mouhaniat | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Muhanya | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moonha | 62 | 8 | / |
| Mihanjo | 57 | 373 | / |
| Mouanjo | 57 | 183 | / |
| Mouagna | 57 | 22 | / |
| Mouania | 57 | 15 | / |
| Mauania | 57 | 11 | / |
| Mihania | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mouamnia | 53 | 365 | / |
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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 Muhonja
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