Muke Surname
Approximately 22,922 people bear this surname
Muke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 10,337 | 1:7,147 | 878 |
| Zambia | 6,548 | 1:2,421 | 322 |
| India | 4,315 | 1:177,767 | 10,902 |
| Uganda | 482 | 1:80,994 | 8,661 |
| Indonesia | 423 | 1:312,646 | 27,561 |
| Cameroon | 156 | 1:133,135 | 14,968 |
| Germany | 139 | 1:579,176 | 47,094 |
| Papua New Guinea | 116 | 1:70,291 | 9,164 |
| Albania | 81 | 1:35,976 | 5,294 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Müke (5) are calculated separately.
Muke (13,623) may also be a first name.
Muke Demographics
Muke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muke (Hindi: मुकेश, Marathi: मुके, Oriya: ମୁେକ, Tibetan: མུ་སྐྱིད།) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Müke. For other possible spellings of Muke click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Muke is the 23,634th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 317,928 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Muke reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 49,625th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 13,623 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 10,337 people, or 1 in 7,147. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 29 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.
Muke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Muke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muke last name grew 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Muke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
The amount Muke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 38.69% less than the national average, earning R 145,704 per year; in United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.91% less than the national average, earning $26,375 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muke in the Tibetan language | ||
| མུ་སྐྱིད། | mukyi | - |
| Muke in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁେକ | mueka | 98.61 |
| ମୂେକ | mueka | 1.25 |
| ମୁକା | muka | 0.14 |
| Muke in the Marathi language | ||
| मुके | muke | 97.92 |
| मूके | muke | 1.54 |
| मुख्े | mukhe | 0.11 |
| मुखे | mukhe | 0.04 |
| मुकॆ | muke | 0.04 |
| Muke in the Hindi language | ||
| मुकेश | mukesa | 64.1 |
| मुके | muke | 34.19 |
| मूके | muke | 1.28 |
| मूखी | mukhi | 0.43 |
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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 Muke
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