Muyenga Surname
Approximately 8,149 people bear this surname
Muyenga Surname Definition:
Muyenga is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bees wax.
Muyenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,391 | 1:4,674 | 569 |
| DR Congo | 2,983 | 1:24,767 | 3,120 |
| Namibia | 1,642 | 1:1,467 | 194 |
| Cameroon | 38 | 1:546,554 | 42,843 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Uganda | 21 | 1:1,859,013 | 62,128 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Muyenga (1,281) may also be a first name.
Muyenga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Muyenga is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bees wax.
Muyenga Demographics
Muyenga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Muyenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muyenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muyenga occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Muyenga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,699th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 894,287 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muyenga live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Muyenga is also the 220,239th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 1,281 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,391 people, or 1 in 4,674. In Zambia Muyenga is most numerous in: Western Province, where 59 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Zambia it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Namibia, where 20 percent reside.
Muyenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Muyenga last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Muyenga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.65% less than the national average, earning R 24,600 per year and in United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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