Muleya Surname

11,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muleya Surname Definition:

Muleya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: widow bird.

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Muleya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe28,7221:53822
Zambia10,0821:1,572225
South Africa4,4101:12,2851,527
DR Congo3,9541:18,6852,343
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
England431:1,295,76958,667
Botswana331:66,27111,607
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muleya is a surname of the Tonga tribe, meaning: goat clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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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Muleya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muleya (Hindi: मुलेया) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muleya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muleya is the 11,794th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 153,013 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. Muleya is also the 146,984th most common forename globally, held by 2,520 people.

The last name Muleya is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 28,722 people, or 1 in 538. In Zimbabwe Muleya is most numerous in: Matabeleland North Province, where 56 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 37 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musleya924/
Mulleya923/
Muleyah922/
Muleyaa921/
Muley914,811/
Mulea911,565/
Mouleyat861/
Muliya834,327/
Mulaya833,730/
Mulley832,357/
Moleya831,901/
Mauley831,460/
Muleye831,294/
Muluya83743/
Muleyi83443/
Mouley83400/
Muleja83355/
Meuley83143/
Mileya8379/
Muloya8373/
Muleia8354/
Muleha8348/
Muhley8329/
Mutley8322/
Musley8320/
Mullea8312/
Muleyo839/
Mulyaa838/
Muslea838/
Muiley837/
Moulea835/
Mulyai833/
Mulyau832/
Muleua831/
Mueley831/
Muleah831/
Muelea831/
Mulhea830/
Muloey830/
Mulehy830/
Mulhey830/
Meulea830/
Mousley771,683/
Mullaya77267/
Muliyah77186/
Mauliya77172/
Mulayah77149/
Maulaya7792/
Muliyas7776/
Muluhya7775/
Mulyaha7772/
Muulyau7769/
Musliya7756/
Mulyaji7733/
Mouleye7724/
Mahuley7716/
Mulliya7715/
Moulaya7715/
Muttley7714/
Mausley7712/
Mouliya7712/
Moleyah7711/
Muilaya779/
Muliyat779/
Muluuya779/
Mulhiya778/
Muliyap777/
Muhliya776/
Mulleea775/
Muslaya774/
Muileey774/
Meuleyi773/
Muliaya773/
Mulyoha772/
Mulyaya772/
Meuleye772/
Mulaaya772/
Mauluya772/
Muisley771/
Mutlaya771/
Mutliya771/
Muhleyi771/
Muhleyo771/
Mulayas771/
Mulayau771/
Mulhaya771/
Muliyad771/
Mullead771/
Mulleey771/
Mulluya771/
Moulley771/
Mouleha771/
Mueleyi771/
Mileyah771/
Mujliya771/
Mulyajo771/
Mulyayi771/
Muluyah771/
Musleia771/
Muluyha771/
Muleead771/
Meusley770/
Mulahey770/
Maulley770/
Muehley770/
Mouhley770/
Mautley770/
Miley7314,886/
Mulei7314,293/
Milea7310,792/
Mulaj737,795/
Mulay734,581/
Molea734,345/
Mulye732,242/
Mulee731,614/
Mulaa731,343/
Mulai731,137/
Moley73848/
Mulej73775/
Mulau73543/
Mulie73269/
Mulae73197/
Muleu7376/
Muloa7369/
Mulue7366/
Muloe7350/
Muloy7345/
Muluy733/
Mauliyah71457/
Moulayat71344/
Mullahey71316/
Muslayah7138/
Mulhayat7133/
Maulayah7123/
Mulhayah7117/
Mulayath7117/
Muilayas7111/
Moulahya719/
Muhliyah716/
Mulajaya716/
Muthliya716/
Mahuliya711/
Mauliyas711/
Maullaya711/
Muthlaya711/
Muslyiah711/
Muhlauya711/
Mulyahey711/
Musliyat711/
Muilayat711/
Muilayau711/
Mulgahey711/
Moulouya711/
Musleach710/
Mulhahey710/
Moulay6728,108/
Milaya6722,714/
Mullai6712,538/
Mulaji6711,786/
Muluye6711,290/
Moulai677,495/
Mulaja673,530/
Mulloy673,335/
Mulaye672,305/
Molley671,666/
Mullaj671,664/
Muilay671,039/
Mulaje67974/
Mulayi67974/
Mulowe67895/
Mullie67795/
Muleji67717/
Muloye67581/
Mullee67571/
Moulie67549/
Mulait67477/
Moliya67409/
Mullay67315/
Mulayo67306/
Maulay67253/
Mutlay67249/
Moloya67248/
Mollea67237/
Moliea67208/
Molaya67153/
Muloyi67134/
Muliye67126/
Mullae67114/
Miliya67113/
Mulejo67104/
Mulajo6799/
Mullei6785/
Maulau6784/
Muliyo6779/
Mooley6774/
Maulai6772/
Mullaa6761/
Miluya6756/
Meuleu6754/
Mileha6739/
Mulahu6736/
Muğlay6736/
Mulija6732/
Maulae6732/
Moulee6728/
Miloya6727/
Mulaiy6725/
Mulaii6724/
Muslay6720/
Muloja6717/
Mouleu6717/
Maulaa6716/
Moulaa6715/
Moulei6715/
Muilee6714/
Mulaju6713/
Mulhay6712/
Muliau6710/
Mulhai679/
Mulajy678/
Mulyajaya678/
Muleit678/
Mileah677/
Mulgay677/
Mullau677/
Maulei677/
Mulaid676/
Moluya676/
Moleye676/
Mmulai676/
Muhlai675/
Musleu675/
Muleje675/
Mileyi675/
Mulioa674/
Moolea674/
Muileu674/
Mulaaj674/
Muelay674/
Muliaj674/
Mulluy673/
Mulaia673/
Molyai673/
Mulayu673/
Mileyo673/
Moulau673/
Mulawe673/
Mulaeh673/
Moeley672/
Mulloa672/
Mieley672/
Muilai672/
Mulaie672/
Mulgae672/
Mulhie672/
Muluja672/
Mullue672/
Muluyi672/
Mulaić672/
Muliai672/
Muyloy672/
Maulej671/
Maulie671/
Mielea671/
Moulej671/
Muulaj671/
Muulee671/
Mutlai671/
Muslai671/
Muiliyash671/
Mujlee671/
Mulaip671/
Mulaiz671/
Mulayy671/
Mullaheyd671/
Mulleu671/
Mulliyapp671/
Mulayd671/
Moulaî671/
Meulay671/
Mileyu671/
Maulue671/
Mauloy671/
Mouloe671/
Mouloy671/
Moleea671/
Mujlaa671/
Muluhy671/
Muilue671/
Muhlau671/
Mulgau671/
Mulhau671/
Muliia671/
Mulije671/
Muylie671/
Mauloe671/
Mgulye671/
Mulauz671/
Mulaut671/
Mulahy670/
Mulohy670/

Muleya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muleya in the Hindi language
मुलेयाmuleya-

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