Muyanja Surname

62,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Muyanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muyanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7,6961:5,073929
Tanzania2591:204,40817,375
United States161:22,653,683662,747
England91:6,190,895170,599
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Muyanja (46) may also be a first name.

Muyanja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muyanja is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muyanja.

How Common Is The Last Name Muyanja? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,744th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 911,513 people. The last name Muyanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyanja live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 46 people.

This last name is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 7,696 people, or 1 in 5,073. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent are found, Mubende District, where 12 percent are found and Kampala District, where 12 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Muyanja Last Name Statistics demography

Muyanja earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 55.08% more than the national average, earning $66,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muyanjja9317/
Muyanjah934/
Muyanjaa931/
Mayanja8625,955/
Muyanza86317/
Muyanji86126/
Muyanje86117/
Mujanja8631/
Muyansa865/
Muyanya865/
Muyonja864/
Muynjau861/
Mayanjja8020/
Mayanjah801/
Mayanjaj801/
Muhyania801/
Mmayanja801/
Meuanjai801/
Mainja77650/
Maunja7728/
Mounja7718/
Muinja778/
Maynja772/
Majnja771/
Muyange712,142/
Miyanji711,783/
Mayinja711,470/
Majanja711,217/
Mayanza711,016/
Muyonjo71585/
Mehanja71203/
Mayenja71189/
Mujinja71160/
Muyenje71125/
Miyanza71107/
Muyanzo7162/
Muenjai7161/
Majinja7159/
Mayanji7148/
Mujanji7129/
Mawenja7127/
Muyenji7127/
Moundja7116/
Majenja7111/
Mayansa7111/
Mayagna7110/
Meyanya7110/
Majunja719/
Mayanya717/
Mayanje716/
Mujania716/
Mounjia715/
Majonja714/
Mayanjo712/
Mujanza712/
Mujenja712/
Mayanca712/
Muyonje712/
Mayamja712/
Mayunja711/
Mijanja711/
Miyansa711/
Mounjea711/
Muyanye711/
Mojanja711/
Mayanha711/
Mainjah711/
Mainjat711/
Mayonja711/
Mounjap711/
Meundja711/
Miyanje711/
Mujanje711/
Mounjai711/
Meanjai711/
Maunjai711/
Meunjai711/
Maenjai711/
Mayancha67334/
Mainetja67298/
Majnjjad6746/
Mayendja6727/
Mayahnia6721/
Meyenjia6711/
Mujancha678/
Miyancha676/
Miyanjee675/
Mujinjga674/
Mayinjja674/
Miyanjis673/
Mountjay672/
Mehanija672/
Mainijas671/
Moundjay671/
Mojanjay671/
Mayamjay671/
Mayaniji671/
Mayanzha671/
Majanjat671/
Majanjja671/
Mouendja671/
Miyanijo671/
Miyanjii671/
Muyonjjo671/
Mainjaha671/
Muennjai671/
Maintjay670/

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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 Muyanja
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