Mumya Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mumya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mumya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Mumya (27) may also be a first name.

Mumya Last Name Facts

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

Mumya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mumya is the 1,573,888th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Mumya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Mumya is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename worldwide, held by 27 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 66 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 11 percent reside and Mbale District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mumyha9163/
Mumyah916/
Mgumya914/
Mumyap911/
Mumia802,883/
Mimya80820/
Momya80148/
Mumea8037/
Mumja808/
Mgumia73265/
Mumiah7317/
Mumias737/
Maumea735/
Mumiha734/
Mumjaz733/
Momyha733/
Mumiaz733/
Moumia732/
Mummia732/
Mumjat731/
Momayya6753/
Momaiya6727/
Maumeha6722/
Mimoiya6712/
Momoiya673/
Momoyia672/
Momyayi671/
Maumias671/
Mummias670/

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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 Mumya
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