Around the world, Muya (Muya 
, مويا 
) is quite a common dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine given name. The forename Muya is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom feminine name, Tanzania, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Tanzania. More frequently, Muya is the last name as well as the forename.