Mukwaya Surname

40,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mukwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mukwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,6151:3,095535
Zimbabwe1541:100,24814,111
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England341:1,638,76668,634
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Mukwaya (71) may also be a first name.

Mukwaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mukwaya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mukwaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,082nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 556,684 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mukwaya live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mukwaya is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 71 people.

The last name Mukwaya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 12,615 people, or 1 in 3,095. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 17 percent reside, Bugiri District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 11 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Mukwaya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mukwaya surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Mukwaya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.73% more than the national average, earning $53,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Muikwaya931/
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Mukwaa921/
Mukway921/
Mukwehaya881/
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Mukuaya86239/
Mikwaya86204/
Mukwayi86198/
Mukweya86154/
Muckway8641/
Mukwiya8630/
Mokwaya8611/
Mugwaya863/
Mukwaai862/
Mukwaja861/
Mukwaye861/
Mukwoya861/
Mukwayu861/
Mukhweya80367/
Mungwaya8050/
Mukhwayi804/
Mukhwaye801/
Mukwey77233/
Mukwai77198/
Mukwau772/
Mukuay771/
Mukweyi71640/
Mokweya71610/
Mokwayi7199/
Mukwiye7190/
Mukweye7160/
Mukweyo7141/
Mikwiya7134/
Mokwaye719/
Mughway719/
Mugwayi718/
Mukuiya717/
Mokwaai716/
Mukweyu715/
Mokwiya715/
Migwaya715/
Mugwayo714/
Munkwey714/
Mungway712/
Mukwajo712/
Mukweua711/
Mukwaju711/
Mugweya711/
Mugwaja711/
Mukwaji711/
Mugwaha711/
Mikuaya711/
Mikwaja711/
Mikweya711/
Mukhwai711/
Mogwaya711/
Mukweyho6717/
Mukuhiya678/
Mungwayi674/
Mukhwiyo674/
Mughwayi674/
Mougwayi671/
Mougbaya671/
Mungwayu671/
Mungwayo671/

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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 Mukwaya
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