Muuyi Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Muuyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muuyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476

Muuyi Last Name Facts

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

Muuyi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muuyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,020,555th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muuyi live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Muuyi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya Muuyi is most common in: Bungoma County, where 93 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 7 percent live. Besides Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyi89499/
Muui897/
Muuy891/
Muhyi803,372/
Muuya80479/
Muyyi8091/
Muuyo8054/
Muyit8040/
Muoyi8034/
Muyis8026/
Muyih8018/
Meuyi808/
Muyid805/
Muyii805/
Muyij804/
Muiyi804/
Muyiç801/
Mmuyi801/
Muuhi801/
Muyie801/
Muhui801/
Muuye801/
Muuji801/
Mui7519,409/
Muy7511,358/
Muu75331/
Myi7523/
Mouhyi73963/
Hmouyi734/
Muyich733/
Muehyi731/
Muuyas731/
Muya6747,066/
Muia6730,109/
Muis6721,837/
Mayi6715,444/
Muji679,181/
Muid679,142/
Muiz676,159/
Meyi675,248/
Moyi674,063/
Muye672,843/
Muit672,085/
Muys671,687/
Mouy671,011/
Muyo671,010/
Muić67345/
Muei67208/
Muio67206/
Miyi67183/
Muij67161/
Muih67151/
Mauy67132/
Muip67115/
Muià6794/
Muuß6793/
Mmui6790/
Muhy6779/
Mauu6779/
Muie6761/
Myia6740/
Muey6736/
Muoy6734/
Myio6730/
Muyt6714/
Muii6710/
Muiy676/
Mguu676/
'Mui675/
Muue674/
Meuy674/
Mhui673/
Muyy673/
Muuh673/
Muiá673/
Meui672/
Myji672/
Mhuu671/
Muyd671/
Muyj671/

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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
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  • 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 Muuyi
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