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
Mukaya (Hindi: मुकया, Marathi: मुकया, Oriya: ମୁକାୟା) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,530th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 401,761 people. Mukaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukaya live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,339th most frequent first name globally, borne by 1,937 people.
The last name Mukaya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 15,960 people, or 1 in 4,629. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs 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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