Mulekye Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mulekye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulekye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7511:61,4915,997
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mulekye (179) may also be a first name.

Mulekye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mulekye is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mulekye.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulekye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 449,465th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulekye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mulekye is also the 681,368th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 179 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 751 people, or 1 in 61,491. In Kenya Mulekye is most common in: Kitui County, where 77 percent live, Machakos County, where 14 percent live and Makueni County, where 8 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Mulekye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mulekye surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulekie86303/
Mulekei8621/
Mulekay861/
Mulakye861/
Mulokye861/
Mulekayi8055/
Muelekie8021/
Meulekeu805/
Mulekaya804/
Mulikeye801/
Mulekeyo801/
Mulekuyi801/
Moulekeu801/
Moulekoe801/
Mulekaje801/
Mulekeya801/
Muleskay800/
Meuleukeu7522/
Moulekoue751/
Meulakyie751/
Mulekeaje751/
Molekea7148/
Mulikey7122/
Milekie712/
Moulekhier711/
Maulikay671/
Mulecahy670/
Mulechey670/
Mullikee670/

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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 Mulekye
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