Mukaya Surname
Approximately 18,139 people bear this surname
Mukaya Surname Definition:
Mukaya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a known person / Not a stranger.
Mukaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 15,960 | 1:4,629 | 533 |
| Uganda | 1,073 | 1:36,383 | 4,757 |
| Zambia | 337 | 1:47,032 | 4,504 |
| Kenya | 193 | 1:239,274 | 16,651 |
| Namibia | 176 | 1:13,690 | 2,523 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Mukaya (1,937) may also be a first name.
Mukaya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mukaya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a known person / Not a stranger.
Mukaya Demographics
Mukaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mukaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mukaya (Hindi: मुकया, Marathi: मुकया, Oriya: ମୁକାୟା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mukaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mukaya is the 29,530th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 401,761 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukaya live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mukaya is also the 172,339th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 1,937 people.
The surname Mukaya is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 15,960 people, or 1 in 4,629. Other than The DR Congo this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
Mukaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mukaya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mukaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mukaya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुकया | mukaya | - |
| Mukaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁକାୟା | mukaya | - |
| Mukaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मुकया | mukaya | 84.62 |
| कुकया | kukaya | 7.69 |
| मुकाया | mukaya | 7.69 |
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Footnotes
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