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
The last name Muyenga is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Muyenga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muyenga is the 61,699th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 894,287 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,281 people.
The surname Muyenga is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,391 people, or 1 in 4,674. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 59 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Namibia, where 20 percent are found.
Muyenga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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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