Mumuye Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mumuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Mumuye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mumuye is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumuye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mumuye reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mumuye is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Manyara Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mumuye is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mummuye921/
Mumuy9144/
Mumue913/
Mumye911/
Mumoye8373/
Mumuyi8319/
Maumye831/
Mumuya831/
Mumiye831/
Mummue831/
Mumhue830/
Moumeye7741/
Moumaye7712/
Mumayee771/
Mujmuie771/
Mumay73987/
Mumau73442/
Mumey73201/
Mumie73140/
Mumui7365/
Mumea7337/
Mumei7311/
Mumee7311/
Mumuj735/
Mumae731/
Mumeu731/
Momuy731/
Moumayez715/
Meumhoye711/
Moumouya711/
Moumou677,288/
Muimui671,152/
Mummey67693/
Moumie67680/
Maumau67430/
Mummau67247/
Muimay67155/
Mumeya67112/
Maumay67105/
Momoye6771/
Meumeu6741/
Momaye6737/
Moumey6730/
Momiye6728/
Mumiya6727/
Mumeyu6721/
Maumoy678/
Mumeyo678/
Moumay678/
Maumee678/
Maumeu677/
Moumae676/
Mummie676/
Mumoyo675/
Mumaya675/
Maumea675/
Mumayi675/
Mimiye675/
Mumoya674/
Maumey674/
Momyie673/
Mumiyo673/
Mumoyi672/
Maumae672/
Moumau672/
Moumei672/
Muimee672/
Mumuid671/
Muhmau671/
Mimoye671/
Maumou671/
Moumui671/
Mumaiu671/
Mumuja671/
Mumuha671/
Mimeye671/
Muimei671/
Mumaux671/
Mumawe671/
Mumayo671/
Momeye671/
Musmay670/
Mummae670/
Musmey670/
Mumauh670/

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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 Mumuye
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