Mukanja Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Mukanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 146 | 1:267,392 | 19,414 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mukanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukanja is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukanja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mukanja is the 1,181,191st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. Mukanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukanja live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 267,392. In Uganda Mukanja is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 33 percent reside, Kibuku District, where 28 percent reside and Budaka District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukandja | 93 | 55 | / |
| Muskanja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukhanja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukanjja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mukasenja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moukandja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mukanya | 86 | 33,762 | / |
| Mukanza | 86 | 4,873 | / |
| Mukania | 86 | 626 | / |
| Mukanjo | 86 | 364 | / |
| Mukanje | 86 | 150 | / |
| Mukonja | 86 | 94 | / |
| Mokanja | 86 | 56 | / |
| Mukansa | 86 | 47 | / |
| Mukanji | 86 | 38 | / |
| Moukanza | 80 | 210 | / |
| Mukhanji | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mukhanya | 80 | 81 | / |
| Moukanjo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mukhonja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mukonjia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mukaanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Moukagna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mokanjia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Muhkonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukondja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maukanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukandjo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mukannya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moukandjo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mukhannya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moukanzah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukhonjia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mokanijay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukkaanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukanjish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mukange | 71 | 2,124 | / |
| Mukanzo | 71 | 1,085 | / |
| Mokanza | 71 | 770 | / |
| Mukanso | 71 | 325 | / |
| Mokanya | 71 | 308 | / |
| Mukonje | 71 | 166 | / |
| Mukonji | 71 | 135 | / |
| Mukonjo | 71 | 133 | / |
| Mokanjo | 71 | 125 | / |
| Mukanye | 71 | 76 | / |
| Mokonja | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mukanhi | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mokanje | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mikonja | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mucanjo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mukanhe | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mucanji | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mucanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mokanji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moukandzia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukongojja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukanahayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokania | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mikanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mukanho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhanya | 67 | 890 | / |
| Mukhonje | 67 | 188 | / |
| Mukhonji | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mukhange | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mukoonjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muskanye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukonjyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukanzoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokanyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukondjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mukonjjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moukagno | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mukanja
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