Mulunya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mulunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mulunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mulunya Last Name Facts

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

Mulunya occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mulunya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Mulunya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mulunya live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 50 percent live and Kericho County, where 50 percent live. Not including Kenya Mulunya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.

Mulunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mulunya last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mulyunya931/
Mulonya86367/
Mulunea864/
Mulunyo864/
Milyunya804/
Mullinya801/
Molyunya801/
Mulonja7157/
Mulonia7115/
Mulinja718/
Molonya717/
Molunia712/
Mulungujja712/
Mulinyo711/
Mulungio671/
Muloonia671/
Mullinia671/
Mhulinja671/
M'Mulinja631/
Molonia57307/
Mulinio577/
Mulonjo572/
Mulineo571/
Mullinjo531/
Moulineau50279/
Mullineau5013/

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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 Mulunya
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