Muyela Surname
Approximately 2,305 people bear this surname
Muyela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,279 | 1:36,106 | 3,882 |
| DR Congo | 800 | 1:92,349 | 10,481 |
| Namibia | 174 | 1:13,847 | 2,543 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Muyela (468) may also be a first name.
Muyela Demographics
Muyela Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muyela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muyela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muyela is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muyela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 184,125th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,161,625 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyela reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 35 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Muyela is also the 393,633rd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 468 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,279 people, or 1 in 36,106. In Kenya it is most common in: Vihiga County, where 44 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 27 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Namibia, where 8 percent are found.
Muyela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Muyela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning R 205,848 per year.
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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 Muyela
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