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) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mukua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 331,528th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. The surname Mukua is predominantly 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 frequent first name internationally, borne by 318 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 816 people, or 1 in 56,593. In Kenya Mukua is most common in: Kitui County, where 28 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 26 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Mukua is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Mukua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mukua
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