Muuya Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Muuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4561:33,8565,213
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muuya (22) may also be a first name.

Muuya Last Name Facts

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

Muuya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Muuya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 636,210th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Muuya reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 456 people, or 1 in 33,856. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent live, Harare Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Muuya Last Name Statistics demography

Muuya earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muuyas911/
Muya8947,066/
Muuy891/
Muuaiya835/
Mauya809,933/
Mmuya801,375/
Mouya80823/
Muyah80282/
Mueya80241/
Muyau80111/
Muhya8086/
Muuyi8086/
Muyat8082/
Muyaz8068/
Muyas8063/
Muyha8057/
Muuyo8054/
Muoya8024/
Muyap8017/
Muyad8015/
Muyaa8012/
Mhuya801/
Muuha801/
Muuye801/
Mmuua801/
Muy7511,358/
Muyaya7327,271/
Mujaya73575/
Muyowa73373/
Mouyah7332/
Mmu'ya7321/
Mauyas7320/
Mauyat7315/
Mouyat7313/
Mouyap7312/
Mauyad7310/
Mueyaa736/
Muyaph735/
Muyova735/
Mauyap733/
Muehya732/
Muyash731/
Mueyah731/
Muoyah731/
Mmuhya731/
Muhyas731/
Muoyad731/
Miya67603,348/
Maya67273,718/
Moya67265,709/
Muia6730,109/
Meya6715,451/
Muja676,469/
Muye672,843/
Muys671,687/
Muoa671,071/
Mouy671,011/
Muyo671,010/
Mu'a67610/
Muyi67499/
Myja67183/
Mouhaya67141/
Mouyass67137/
Mauy67132/
Muhy6779/
Mauu6779/
Mușa6749/
Myia6740/
Muhaiya6735/
Muoy6734/
Mıya6733/
Meua6716/
Muyt6714/
Muaiyah6711/
Myoa6710/
Muui677/
Muiy676/
Meuy674/
Muyy673/
Mauyach673/
Muhyadh673/
Myya672/
Muhuhia672/
M'Mu'ya671/
Mauyath671/
Mauyadh671/
Mouyahe671/
Muyd671/
Muyj671/
Méya671/

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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 Muuya
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