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

Mulekye has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mulekye.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulekye? popularity and diffusion

Mulekye is the 449,465th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulekye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 681,368th most common first name worldwide It is held by 179 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 751 people, or 1 in 61,491. In Kenya Mulekye is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 77 percent reside, Machakos County, where 14 percent reside and Makueni County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mulekye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis