Mukua Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mukua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8161:56,5935,618
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Mukua (318) may also be a first name.

Mukua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mukua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mukua (Hindi: मुकुआ, Marathi: मुकूं, Oriya: ମୁକୁଆ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 331,528th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mukua reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mukua is also the 492,367th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 318 people.

Mukua is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 816 people, or 1 in 56,593. In Kenya Mukua is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 28 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 26 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Mukua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mukua surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muukua91323/
Moukua911/
Mukuas911/
Maukua911/
Mukuah911/
Mukuay911/
Mukuea911/
Munkua911/
Mukuoa911/
Mukuaij831/
Mokua8019,471/
Mukwa802,921/
Mugua80251/
Mukuo80173/
Mucua8051/
Mikua8019/
Mukwai73198/
Muigua73167/
Mokuoa73139/
Mukwat73101/
Musqua7396/
Moukwa7391/
Mukweu7326/
Muguha7323/
Maukwa7319/
Maukuo7316/
Muguay7315/
Mukwah7313/
Mhukwa738/
Maugua736/
Mucuha735/
Meugua735/
Mmugua734/
Mougua732/
Mokuha732/
Muikwa732/
Mukwau732/
Mokwua732/
Mgugua732/
Moukuo731/
Muquat731/
Mmukwa731/
Muukwa731/
Mgukwa731/
Mikuah731/
Mukwou731/
Mukwaz731/
Mukwad731/
Mukwaa731/
Mukway731/
Muncua731/
Muugwa731/
Muskuo731/
Muckway6741/
Mukwash6721/
Mouguah674/
Mouguas673/
Mukwaai672/
Musckwa671/
Musgkwa671/
Muguais671/
Mouguaz671/
Mokuayi671/
Mushkwa671/
Mheukwa671/
Moungua671/

Mukua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukua in the Hindi language
मुकुआmuku'a-
Mukua in the Oriya language
ମୁକୁଆmuku'a-
Mukua in the Marathi language
मुकूंmukum-

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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 Mukua
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