Muleya Surname
Approximately 47,627 people bear this surname
Muleya Surname Definition:
Muleya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: widow bird.
Read More About This SurnameMuleya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 28,722 | 1:538 | 22 |
| Zambia | 10,082 | 1:1,572 | 225 |
| South Africa | 4,410 | 1:12,285 | 1,527 |
| DR Congo | 3,954 | 1:18,685 | 2,343 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Muleya (2,520) may also be a first name.
Muleya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Muleya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: widow bird.
Muleya is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: goat clan.
User-submitted Reference
Muleya originates from Central Africa down to South Africa. In the Bemba language, which is found in Zambia or Central Africa, muleya means 'goat' and in Tonga means 'going'. IN South Africa muleya doesn't have a meaning in any South African language. Muleya dominates in the Venda tribe and is under the group of Vhatwanamba.
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Average Muleya Salary in
United States
$60,271 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Muleya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muleya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muleya (Hindi: मुलेया) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Muleya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muleya? popularity and diffusion
Muleya is the 11,794th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 153,013 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muleya are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 146,984th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 2,520 people.
The surname Muleya is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 28,722 people, or 1 in 538. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Matabeleland North Province, where 56 percent are found, Matabeleland South Province, where 37 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Muleya occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.
Muleya Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Muleya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.15% less than the national average, earning R 180,252 per year and in United States they earn 39.68% more than the national average, earning $60,271 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muleya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muleya in the Hindi language | ||
| मुलेया | muleya | - |
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Footnotes
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