Mulekya Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mulekya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mulekya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2771:140,93612,711
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mulekya (30) may also be a first name.

Mulekya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mulekya is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulekya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 933,049th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname Mulekya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mulekya reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mulekya is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 30 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 140,936. In Uganda Mulekya is mostly found in: Kasese District, where 71 percent live, Bundibugyo District, where 13 percent live and Kabarole District, where 5 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulhekya931/
Mulekyo8671/
Mulokya8610/
Mulekia864/
Mulakia7170/
Molekia7121/
Mulokyo7115/
Mulikia711/
Molikia5742/
Milikia577/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mulekya
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