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) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,530th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 401,761 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukaya are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,339th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,937 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 15,960 people, or 1 in 4,629. Besides The DR Congo Mukaya exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Mukaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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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