Mukayi Surname
Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname
Mukayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,197 | 1:61,721 | 7,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 168 | 1:91,894 | 13,153 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Mukayi (437) may also be a first name.
Mukayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukayi (Marathi: मुकायी) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mukayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukayi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 258,244th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. The surname Mukayi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukayi live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mukayi is also the 410,164th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 437 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,197 people, or 1 in 61,721. Outside of The DR Congo this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mukayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mukayi in the Marathi language | ||
| मुकायी | mukayi | - |
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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
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- 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 Mukayi
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