Namukaya Surname
Approximately 2,758 people bear this surname
Namukaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,728 | 1:14,311 | 2,266 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Namukaya (16) may also be a first name.
Namukaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namukaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namukaya is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namukaya? popularity and diffusion
Namukaya is the 158,392nd most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,642,330 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Namukaya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
The surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,728 people, or 1 in 14,311. In Uganda Namukaya is most common in: Kamuli District, where 46 percent reside, Buyende District, where 18 percent reside and Luuka District, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namukaaya | 94 | 359 | / |
| Nnamukaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namoukaya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Namukay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nnamukaaya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Naamukaaya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Namukayaya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Namukoya | 88 | 115 | / |
| Namukeya | 88 | 57 | / |
| Namukayi | 88 | 5 | / |
| Namukuya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Namukaye | 88 | 3 | / |
| Namokaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namukaja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namikaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Namuka | 86 | 215 | / |
| Namukhiya | 82 | 10 | / |
| Namukhuya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namukye | 80 | 450 | / |
| Nnamuka | 80 | 363 | / |
| Namukau | 80 | 20 | / |
| Namukoa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Naymuka | 80 | 16 | / |
| Namukka | 80 | 13 | / |
| Namukai | 80 | 11 | / |
| Namauka | 80 | 10 | / |
| Namikay | 80 | 9 | / |
| Namukyo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Namuika | 80 | 4 | / |
| Namukha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namukea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namouky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namukoyo | 75 | 351 | / |
| Namukuye | 75 | 345 | / |
| Namukoye | 75 | 233 | / |
| Ngamukey | 75 | 82 | / |
| Namukaji | 75 | 21 | / |
| Namukeha | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nahmukha | 75 | 12 | / |
| Namukoyi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Namokoya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Namukija | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namoukai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Namukuyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nammukye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namukiye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namukuja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namuki | 71 | 174 | / |
| Namukhoyo | 71 | 131 | / |
| Namoka | 71 | 121 | / |
| Namuke | 71 | 119 | / |
| Namuca | 71 | 71 | / |
| Namukooyo | 71 | 40 | / |
| Namukijja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nomuka | 71 | 14 | / |
| Namikhaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnamoukai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namukuuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namouke | 67 | 526 | / |
| Nahmoka | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ngamuki | 67 | 21 | / |
| Namouki | 67 | 11 | / |
| Namukez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namukii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nnamoka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namicay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namikai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namokai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namukee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namukes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namuske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemukuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namukhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnamuke | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Namukaya
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