Mukuna Surname

20,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mukuna Surname User-submission:

This surname is a name used by Luhya community in Kenya. They are typically Bantus of Eastern Africa. The meaning of this surname in the Luhya community is the front gate of the homestead which is used by visitors or important people of the community to access a homestead.

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Mukuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo23,2181:3,182352
Kenya2,3011:20,0692,330
Zimbabwe3551:43,4886,703
France1461:454,95065,144
India961:7,990,264168,289
Belgium901:127,74018,560
Zambia891:178,08912,157
South Africa881:615,65646,403
England481:1,160,79354,689
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Japan421:3,043,91233,173
Canada401:921,14070,350
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Congo51:997,81917,129
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mukuna (2,191) may also be a first name.

Mukuna Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a name used by Luhya community in Kenya. They are typically Bantus of Eastern Africa. The meaning of this surname in the Luhya community is the front gate of the homestead which is used by visitors or important people of the community to access a homestead.

- mukuna

Mukuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukuna (Hindi: मुकुना, Marathi: मुकुना, Oriya: ମୁକୁନା, Russian: Мукуна) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukuna? popularity and diffusion

Mukuna is the 20,525th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 273,680 people. The last name Mukuna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mukuna live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mukuna is also the 160,034th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 2,191 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 23,218 people, or 1 in 3,182. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Mukuna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Mukuna earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.56% more than the national average, earning R 552,660 per year; in United States they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning $31,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.75% less than the national average, earning $35,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mukunga924,364/
Mukhuna921,543/
Mukunha92115/
Mukunay9240/
Mukunau928/
Mukkuna927/
Mukunai926/
Mukunah922/
Mukuena921/
Muikuna921/
Mukuuna921/
Mukuina921/
Moukouna8631/
Mukhunga8628/
Mukungai862/
Mukungah862/
Mukunaya861/
Mukunhaa861/
Mukuni834,111/
Mukona831,571/
Mokuna83150/
Mukuno83105/
Mukune8334/
Mikuna8334/
Mucuna8330/
Mukuny834/
Mukunj831/
Moukounga8020/
Mukungaya801/
Moukounai801/
Moukougna801/
Mukungi77455/
Mukinay77241/
Mukunyi77171/
Mukinah77152/
Mukungo77101/
Mukunge7765/
Mukoona7743/
Mukiena7741/
Mukunhi7738/
Mukinai7734/
Mucunga7728/
Mukhuni7716/
Mukhona7710/
Maukona778/
Mukunhe777/
Mokouna777/
Mukuuni776/
Mukunyo774/
Mokhuna772/
Mucuena772/
Mukoena772/
Moukune771/
Mukkona771/
Mukkuni771/
Muhkina771/
Mukonoa771/
Mucunah771/
Mukouni771/
Mukunui771/
Mukunni771/
Mukunie771/
Mukueno771/
Mukutnauth7515/
Mouckounay755/
Mukkunnath751/
Moukoune7120/
Moukouni7112/
Mukhonah717/
Mukhunyi712/
Muskouni711/
Mickouna711/
Mukhauni711/
Mukono678,360/
Mukone671,151/
Mukoni67940/
Mokona67251/
Mokuni6796/
Moukounou6779/
Mokune6777/
Mokuno6757/
Mucune6749/
Mukino6744/
Mukony6710/
Mucuni675/
Micuna672/
Mikuno672/
Mucuno672/
Mukunnoth671/
Meukeugni671/

Mukuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mukuna in the Marathi language
मुकुनाmukuna-
Mukuna in the Oriya language
ମୁକୁନାmukuna96.08
ସୁକୁନାsukuna1.31
ମୂକୁନାmukuna1.31
ରୁକୁଣାrukuna0.65
ମୁତୁନାmutuna0.65
Mukuna in the Hindi language
मुकुनाmukuna83.33
मुकूनाmukuna12.5
मुकुनmukuna4.17
Mukuna in the Russian language
Мукунаmukuna-

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